RegAlertRule · DFR · 1 Jul 1992 · Bulletin 92-3
Bulletin 92-3: Marketing Practices for Paying Commissions
The Oregon Insurance Division issued Bulletin 92-3 to clarify that manipulating commissions per sale or blocks of sales violates specific statutes by being discriminatory and prejudicial to policyholders. The regulation explicitly prohibits practices such as no commission, fee-for-service, qualifying commissions, and dial-a-commission structures that allow agents to adjust commission levels. Insurers are required to file any variations in marketing and commission practices as part of the form approval process, with unapproved deviations subject to disapproval and sanctions.
INSURANCE DIVISION BULLETIN INS 92-3
DATE: July 1, 1992
TO: All Insurers Authorized to Transact Life Insurance RE: Marketing Practices for Paying Commissions The Oregon Insurance Division has received several inquiries concerning the requirements for paying commissions. It is a well established position of this Division that manipulation of commissions per sale or blocks of sales is in violation of statutes ORS 746.015, 746.045, 744.039 and 742.005(3) as being discriminatory, rebating, not authorized by rule and prejudicial to the interest of the policyholder. This position includes any commission practice of no commission, fee-for-service, qualifying commissions, dial-a-commission, and any variations that allows the agent to adjust the commission level or where no commission is received on each sale. This Division expects any variations in marketing and commission practices to be filed as part of the form approval process. Any deviated marketing practices that were not specifically approved with the forms filing may be grounds for disapproval and sanctions if in violation of this position. (signed) Mary Alice Bjork, Administrator Insurance Division Department of Insurance and Finance Department of Consumer and Business Services Insurance Division 350 Winter St. NE, Room 440 PO Box 14480 Salem, OR 97301-0405 (503) 947-7980 FAX (503) 378-4351 TTY (503) 947-7280 www.oregoninsurance.org
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