Sec. 2064.
(1) No insurer, or any officer, director, agent or solicitor thereof shall issue, circulate or use or cause or permit to be issued, circulated or used, any written or oral statement or circular misrepresenting the terms of any policy issued or to be issued by such insurer, or misrepresenting the benefits or privileges promised under any such policy, or estimating the future dividends payable under any such policy.
(2) No insurer, officer, director, agent or solicitor, or any person, firm, association or corporation, shall make any misrepresentation or incomplete comparison of policies, oral, written or otherwise, to any person insured in any insurer for the purpose of inducing or tending to induce such person to take out a policy of insurance or for the purpose of inducing or tending to induce a policyholder in any insurer to lapse, forfeit or surrender his insurance therein, and to take out a policy of insurance in another like insurer.
(3) Upon satisfactory evidence of any violation of the provisions of this section by any insurer, its officers, solicitors or agents, or any insurance broker, the commissioner shall forthwith revoke the certificate of authority or license of such insurer, its officers, solicitors or agents, after following the procedures provided for in section 2068, and no certificate of authority or license shall be issued to such insurer, officers, agents or solicitors, within 1 year from the date of such revocation.
(4) Violations of this section shall also be subject to the penalties provided for in section 2069.
History: 1956, Act 218, Eff. Jan. 1, 1957 Popular Name: Act 218
Structure Michigan Compiled Laws
Chapter 500 - Insurance Code of 1956
Act 218 of 1956 - The Insurance Code of 1956 (500.100 - 500.8302)
218-1956-20 - Chapter 20 Unfair and Prohibited Trade Practices and Frauds (500.2001...500.2093)
Section 500.2001 - Short Title.
Section 500.2002 - Purpose of Act.
Section 500.2003 - Prohibited Trade Practices; "Person" Defined.
Section 500.2005 - Misrepresentations.
Section 500.2005a - Unfair Method of Competition; Unfair or Deceptive Act or Practice.
Section 500.2009 - False, Maliciously Critical, or Derogatory Statement as to Financial Condition.
Section 500.2010 - Unfair Method of Competition; Unfair or Deceptive Act or Practice.
Section 500.2011 - Unfair Methods of Competition; Unfair or Deceptive Acts or Practices.
Section 500.2012 - Unfair Methods of Competition or Deception; Combinations in Restraint of Trade.
Section 500.2013 - Violation of Chapter or Rule; Effect.
Section 500.2015 - Repealed. 1976, Act 273, Eff. Apr. 1, 1977.
Section 500.2017 - Unfair Methods of Competition or Deception; Illegal Inducements.
Section 500.2022 - Repealed. 1976, Act 273, Eff. Apr. 1, 1977.
Section 500.2023 - Automatic Insurance on Debtor Contracting Credit.
Section 500.2024 - Unfair Methods of Competition or Deception; Rebates and Special Inducements.
Section 500.2024a - Giving Merchandise to Applicants for Life Insurance.
Section 500.2024b - Construction of MCL 500.2024, 500.2066, and 500.2070.
Section 500.2028 - Examination; Investigation.
Section 500.2029 - Notice of Hearing; Opportunity to Confer; Summary Disposition.
Section 500.2039 - Finality of Order.
Section 500.2049 - Unfair Methods of Competition or Deception; Liability Under Other State Laws.
Section 500.2050 - Construction of Chapter.
Section 500.2060 - Repealed. 1986, Act 253, Eff. Dec. 31, 1987.
Section 500.2069 - Violation of MCL 500.2064 or 500.2066 as Misdemeanor; Penalty.
Section 500.2074 - Repealed. 2000, Act 486, Imd. Eff. Jan. 11, 2001.
Section 500.2078 - Agreements as to Placements of Insurance; Regulations.
Section 500.2082 - Racial Discrimination by Life Insurers Prohibited; Violation; Penalty.
Section 500.2091 - Unlawful Advertising; Notice to Supervisory Official.
Section 500.2092 - Unlawful Advertising; Failure to Cease and Desist, Procedure.
Section 500.2093 - Enforcement of Act Against Foreign or Alien Insurer; Procedure.