Moser v. Pantages

Citations

• 96 Wash. 65
• 164 P. 768
• 1917 Wash. LEXIS 894

Syllabus

<p>Insurance — Rebates—-Validity—Statutes. Where a life insurance solicitor agreed that his commissions for procuring life insurance should be his compensation for procuring for the assured a real estate mortgage loan from the insurance company, he induced the insurance by a rebate of the premium to the extent of his commissions, in violation of Rem. Code, § 6059-180, which provides that no insurance agent shall pay, as inducement to insurance, any rebate of premium payable on the policy or any special favor, or other valuable consideration or inducement whatsoever not specified in the policy.</p> <p>Same — Contract lor Rebates — Validity. A life insurance solicitor’s contract calling for a rebate in violation of Rem. Code, § 6059-180, is void, notwithstanding the statute does not declare such contracts void; in view of the fact that it clearly prohibits such contracts, and of § 6059-191, providing that any insurance agent willfully violating any of the provisions of the article shall be fined and have his license revoked.</p>