746.005 Trade practices exempted from prohibitions

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746.005 Trade practices exempted from prohibitions. Nothing in this chapter shall apply to wet marine and transportation insurance or prohibit any of the following practices:

(1)In the case of life insurance policies, paying bonuses to policyholders or otherwise abating their premiums in whole or in part out of surplus accumulated from nonparticipating insurance, provided that any such bonuses or abatement of premiums shall be fair and equitable to policyholders and for the best interests of the insurer and its policyholders;

(2)In the case of industrial life insurance policies, making allowance to policyholders who have continuously for a specified period made premium payments directly to an office of the insurer, in an amount which fairly represents the saving in collection expense;

(3)Readjustment of the rate of premium for a group life or health insurance policy based on the loss or expense experience thereunder, at the end of the first or any subsequent policy year, which may be made retroactive only for such policy year;

(4)Extension of credit for payment of premiums without any service charge or interest by the insurer or insurance producer for a period of not more than 90 days after the end of the month in which the policy becomes effective;

(5)Practices authorized pursuant to ORS 733.220 and 733.230;

(6)The issuing of life or health insurance policies on a salary savings, bank draft, preauthorized check or payroll deduction plan or similar plan at a reduced rate reasonably related to the savings made by use of such plan; or

(7)The issuing of life or health insurance policies at rates less than the usual premium rates for such policies, or using modifications of premium rates based on amount of insurance, if such issuance or modification does not result in reduction in premium rates in excess of savings in administration and issuance expenses reasonably attributable to such policies. [Formerly 736.825; 1983 c.740 §254; 2003 c.364 §133]