TITLE 41

INSURANCE

CHAPTER 13

TRADE PRACTICES AND FRAUDS

41-1323.  Illegal dealing in premiums — Excess charges for insurance. (1) No person shall wilfully collect any sum as premium or charge for insurance, which insurance is not then provided or is not in due course to be provided (subject to acceptance of the risk by the insurer) by an insurance policy issued by an insurer as authorized by this code.

(2)  No person shall wilfully collect as premium or charge for insurance any sum in excess of the premium or charge applicable to such insurance, and as specified in the policy, in accordance with the applicable classifications and rates as filed with and approved by the director; or, in cases where classifications, premiums, or rates are not required by this code to be so filed and approved, such premiums and charges shall not be in excess of those specified in the policy and as fixed by the insurer. This provision shall not be deemed to prohibit the charging and collection, by surplus line brokers licensed under chapter 12 of this code, of the amount of applicable state and federal taxes in addition to the premium required by the insurer. Nor shall it be deemed to prohibit the charging and collection, by a life insurer, of amounts actually to be expended for medical examination of an applicant for life insurance or for reinstatement of a life insurance policy.

(3)  Each violation of this section shall be punishable under section 41-117 (general penalty).

History:

[41-1323, added 1961, ch. 330, sec. 301, p. 645.]