1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, no property, casualty, surety or title insurer or underwritten title company or any employee or representative thereof, and no broker, agent or solicitor may pay, allow or give, or offer to pay, allow or give, directly or indirectly, as an inducement to insurance, or after insurance has been effected, any rebate, discount, abatement, credit or reduction of the premium named in a policy of insurance, or any special favor or advantage in the dividends or other benefits to accrue thereon, or any valuable consideration or inducement whatever, not specified or provided for in the policy, except to the extent provided for in an applicable filing with the Commissioner.
2. The provisions of subsections 1 and 4 do not prohibit any property, casualty or surety insurer or any employee or representative thereof, or any broker, agent or solicitor from providing to an insured or prospective insured prizes and gifts, goods, wares, merchandise, gift certificates, donations made to charitable organizations, raffle entries, meals, event tickets and other items not to exceed $100 in aggregate value per insured or prospective insured in any 1 calendar year.
3. No title insurer or underwritten title company may:
(a) Pay, directly or indirectly, to the insured or any person acting as agent, representative, attorney or employee of the owner, lessee, mortgagee, existing or prospective, of the real property or interest therein which is the subject matter of title insurance or as to which a service is to be performed, any commission, rebate or part of its fee or charges or other consideration as inducement or compensation for the placing of any order for a title insurance policy or for performance of any escrow or other service by the insurer or underwritten title company with respect thereto; or
(b) Issue any policy or perform any service in connection with which it or any agent or other person has paid or contemplates paying any commission, rebate or inducement in violation of this section.
4. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, no insured named in a policy or any employee of that insured may knowingly receive or accept, directly or indirectly, any such rebate, discount, abatement, credit or reduction of premium, or any such special favor or advantage or valuable consideration or inducement.
5. No such insurer may make or permit any unfair discrimination between insured or property having like insuring or risk characteristics, in the premium or rates charged for insurance, or in the dividends or other benefits payable thereon, or in any other of the terms and conditions of insurance.
6. No casualty insurer may make or permit any unfair discrimination between persons legally qualified to provide a particular service, in the amount of the fee or charge for that service payable as a benefit under any policy or contract of casualty insurance.
7. The provisions of this section do not prohibit:
(a) The payment of commissions or other compensation to licensed agents, brokers or solicitors.
(b) The extension of credit to an insured for the payment of any premium and for which credit a reasonable rate of interest is charged and collected.
(c) Any insurer from allowing or returning to its participating policyholders, members or subscribers, dividends, savings or unabsorbed premium deposits.
(d) With respect to title insurance, bulk rates or special rates for customers of prescribed classes if the bulk or special rates are provided for in the effective schedule of fees and charges of the title insurer or underwritten title company.
8. The provisions of this section do not apply to wet marine and transportation insurance.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 1691; A 1983, 326; 1999, 2799; 2017, 1527)
Structure Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 686A - Trade Practices and Frauds; Financing of Premiums
NRS 686A.020 - Unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices prohibited.
NRS 686A.030 - Misrepresentation and false or misleading advertising of policies prohibited.
NRS 686A.040 - False, deceptive or misleading information and advertising prohibited.
NRS 686A.050 - "Twisting" prohibited.
NRS 686A.060 - Replacement of life insurance: Statements required to be given to policyholder.
NRS 686A.100 - Life insurance, annuities and health insurance: Unfair discrimination prohibited.
NRS 686A.140 - Violations concerning rebates and inducements: Penalties; effect.
NRS 686A.160 - Enforcement: Prohibited methods, acts or practices.
NRS 686A.170 - Enforcement: Undefined practices.
NRS 686A.180 - Service of process upon unauthorized insurers.
NRS 686A.185 - Review and finality of Commissioner’s orders.
NRS 686A.187 - Penalties for violating cease and desist order.
NRS 686A.190 - Interlocking ownership or management; serving as director of competing insurers.
NRS 686A.200 - Plan or transaction involving favored agent or insurer prohibited; exception.
NRS 686A.210 - Service and processing charges prohibited.
NRS 686A.240 - Favoritism to groups prohibited; exceptions.
NRS 686A.260 - Revocation or suspension of license for violation of laws of other state.
NRS 686A.270 - Knowledge of insurer of prohibited acts required for violation.
NRS 686A.2815 - "Insurance fraud" defined.
NRS 686A.282 - "Investigative or law enforcement agency" defined.
NRS 686A.291 - Criminal penalty for insurance fraud.
NRS 686A.310 - Unfair practices in settling claims; liability of insurer for damages.
NRS 686A.335 - Applicability of chapter 696B of NRS.
NRS 686A.340 - Engaging in business of company without license prohibited; exception.
NRS 686A.350 - Exemptions from requirement of licensing.
NRS 686A.380 - Renewal of license.
NRS 686A.390 - Approval of forms.
NRS 686A.400 - Records: Maintenance; form of preservation; open to Commissioner.
NRS 686A.410 - Examination of company by Commissioner.
NRS 686A.420 - Contents of agreement.
NRS 686A.430 - Furnishing of completed copy of agreement to insured.
NRS 686A.440 - Interest; service charge; prepayment.
NRS 686A.470 - Return of unearned premium and commission.
NRS 686A.520 - Applicability of other provisions.
NRS 686A.610 - "Adverse action" defined.
NRS 686A.620 - "Affiliate" defined.
NRS 686A.630 - "Consumer credit report" defined.
NRS 686A.640 - "Consumer reporting agency" defined.
NRS 686A.650 - "Credit information" defined.
NRS 686A.660 - "Insurance score" defined.
NRS 686A.680 - Consumer credit reports: Uses; limitations.
NRS 686A.690 - Reunderwriting or rerating of insured; refund of premium.
NRS 686A.700 - Disclosure of use of credit information.
NRS 686A.710 - Notice requirements after taking adverse action.
NRS 686A.720 - Indemnification of agent by insurer.
NRS 686A.730 - Consumer reporting agencies: Prohibitions; exemptions.