IC 27-1-15.6-13: No consideration given to unlicensed sellers

Sec. 13. (a) An insurance company or insurance producer shall not pay a commission, service fee, brokerage fee, or other valuable consideration to a person for selling, soliciting, or negotiating insurance in Indiana if the person is required to be licensed under this chapter and is not licensed.

(b) A person shall not accept a commission, service fee, brokerage fee, or other valuable consideration for selling, soliciting, or negotiating insurance in Indiana if the person is required to be licensed under this chapter and is not licensed.

(c) Renewal commissions or other deferred commissions may be paid to a person for selling, soliciting, or negotiating insurance in Indiana if the person was required to be licensed under this chapter and was licensed at the time of the sale, solicitation, or negotiation.

(d) An insurer or insurance producer may pay or assign commissions, service fees, brokerage fees, or other valuable consideration to an insurance agency or to a person who does not sell, solicit, or negotiate insurance in Indiana, unless the payment would violate IC 27-1-20-30.