Insurance Code section 815

No insurer shall pay any representative given discretion as to the settlement or adjustment of claims under life or disability policies, whether in direct negotiation with the claimant or in supervision of the person negotiating, a compensation which in any way is contingent upon the amount of settlement of such claims.

Source: Section 815, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=INS§ionNum=815. (updated Jan. 1, 1949; accessed Jun. 30, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/insurance_code_section_815

Original Source: Section 815, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=INS§ionNum=815. (last accessed May 12, 2025).