(a) An issuer or other entity may provide commission or other compensation to an agent or other representative for the sale of a Medicare supplement policy or certificate only if the first year commission or other first year compensation is no more than 200 percent of the commission or other compensation paid for selling or servicing the policy or certificate in the second year or period. Every insurer shall file with the commissioner its commission structure or an explanation of the insurer’s plan to comply with this provision.
(b) The commission or other compensation provided in subsequent renewal years must be the same as that provided in the second year or period and must be provided for no fewer than five renewal years.
(c) No issuer or other entity shall provide compensation to its agents or other producers, and no agent or producer shall receive compensation, greater than the renewal compensation payable by the replacing issuer on renewal policies or certificates if an existing policy or certificate is replaced.
(d) For purposes of this section, “commission” or “compensation” includes pecuniary or nonpecuniary remuneration of any kind relating to the sale or renewal of the policy or certificate, including, but not limited to, bonuses, gifts, prizes, awards, and finders’ fees.
(Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 706, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2001.)
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