1. A person shall not willfully collect any sum as a premium or charge for insurance which 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. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, a person shall not willfully collect as a premium or charge for insurance any sum in excess of the premium or charge applicable to the insurance and as specified in the policy, in accordance with the applicable classifications and rates as filed with and approved by the Commissioner. In cases where classifications, premiums or rates are not required by this Code to be so filed and approved, the premiums and charges must not be in excess of those specified in the policy and as fixed by the insurer. This subsection does not prohibit:
(a) The charging and collection by surplus lines brokers licensed under chapter 685A of NRS of the amount permitted by chapter 685A of NRS and regulations adopted by the Commissioner.
(b) The charging and collection by a life insurer of amounts actually to be expended for the medical examination of any applicant for life insurance or for reinstatement of a life insurance policy.
3. The Commissioner may adopt regulations to allow the charging and collection of a fee by an insurance broker, consultant or financial planner:
(a) In lieu of any other charge or commission for solicitation, negotiation or procurement of a policy of insurance which covers commercial or business risks;
(b) For consultation or any related advice on the insuring of commercial or business risks which does not result in the procurement of a policy of insurance; and
(c) For consultation or related advice on the purchase of individual or group life or health insurance or an individual or group annuity, whether or not it results in the purchase of a policy of insurance or annuity. In such a case, the fee must be set forth in a written contract signed by the client before the consultation begins.
4. An agent or broker who provides consultation or related advice pursuant to this section shall do so pursuant to a written contract specifying the compensation the agent or broker will receive. The compensation may be in addition to or in lieu of a commission and is not a premium as defined in NRS 679A.115.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 1696; A 1981, 1142; 1985, 1549; 1987, 1038; 1995, 1621; 2017, 4004)
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