N.Y. Insurance Law § 7718: Prohibited advertisement of the corporation in sale of insurance

§ 7718. Prohibited advertisement of the corporation in sale of

insurance. No person, including an insurer, agent or affiliate of an

insurer and no broker shall make, publish, disseminate, circulate or

place before the public, or cause directly or indirectly, to be made,

published, disseminated, circulated or placed before the public, in any

newspaper, magazine or other publication, or in the form of a notice,

circular, pamphlet, letter or poster, or over any radio station or

television station, or in any other way, any advertisement, announcement

or statement which uses the existence of the corporation for the purpose

of sales, solicitation or inducement to purchase any form of insurance

covered by this article, provided, however, that this section shall not

apply to the corporation or any other entity which does not sell or

solicit insurance, or to prohibit the furnishing of written information

in a form prepared by the corporation and approved by the superintendent

by a member insurer directly to a policyholder in response to a written

request therefor.