Vermont § 4499 - Discrimination and rebates

Full text of Vermont Vermont Statutes Online § 4499 — Discrimination and rebates, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 4499. Discrimination and rebates

  • (a) No society doing business in this State shall make or permit any unfair discrimination
    between insured members of the same class and equal expectation of life in the premiums
    charged for certificates of insurance, in the dividends or other benefits payable
    thereon or in any other of the terms and conditions of the contracts it makes. (b) No society, by itself, or any other party, and no agent or solicitor, personally,
    or by any other party, may offer, promise, allow, give, set off, or pay, directly
    or indirectly, any valuable consideration or inducement to, or for insurance, on any
    risk authorized to be taken by the society that is not specified in the certificate.
    No member may receive or accept, directly or indirectly, any rebate of premium, or
    part thereof, or agent’s or solicitor’s commission thereon, payable on any certificate
    or receive or accept any favor or advantage or share in the dividends or other benefits
    to accrue on, or any valuable consideration or inducement not specified in the contract
    of insurance. (Added 1959, No. 197, § 39, eff. Nov. 22, 1959.)

Frequently Asked Questions About Vermont § 4499

What does Vermont Statutes Online § 4499 cover?

Section 4499 ("Discrimination and rebates") is part of the Vermont Statutes Online, the codified statutory law of Vermont. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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Is this the official text of Vermont law?

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