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PDFWAC 284-30-870

Practices declared to be unfair or deceptive when committed on a military installation.

(1) The following acts or practices by an insurer or insurance producer are found by the commissioner to be false, misleading, unfair or deceptive methods of competition or unfair or deceptive or acts or practices in the conduct of the business of insurance when committed on a military installation and solicited in-person face-to-face:
(a) Knowingly soliciting the purchase of any life insurance policy or certificate door to door or without first establishing a specific appointment for each meeting with the prospective purchaser.
(b) Soliciting service members in a group or mass audience or in a captive audience where attendance is not voluntary.
(c) Knowingly making appointments with or soliciting service members during their normally scheduled duty hours.
(d) Making appointments with or soliciting service members in barracks, day rooms, unit areas, or transient personnel housing, or other areas where the installation commander has prohibited solicitation.
(e) Soliciting the sale of life insurance without first obtaining permission from the installation commander or the commander's designee.
(f) Posting unauthorized bulletins, notices, or advertisements.
(g) Failing to present DD Form 2885 Personal Commercial Solicitation Evaluation, to service members solicited or encouraging service members solicited not to complete or submit a DD Form 2885.
(h) Knowingly accepting an application for life insurance or issuing a policy or certificate of life insurance on the life of an enlisted member of the United States armed forces without first obtaining for the insurer's files a completed copy of any required form which confirms that the applicant has received counseling or fulfilled any other similar requirement related to the sale of life insurance established by regulations, directives, or rules of the DOD or any branch of the United States armed forces.
(2) The following acts or practices by an insurer or insurance producer are found by the commissioner to be false, misleading, unfair or deceptive methods of competition or unfair or deceptive acts or practices in the conduct of the business of insurance or improper influences or inducements when committed on a military installation:
(a) Using DOD personnel, directly or indirectly, as a representative or agent in any official or business capacity with or without compensation with respect to the solicitation or sale of life insurance to service members.
(b) Using an insurance producer to participate in any education or orientation program sponsored by United States armed forces.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 48.02.060 (3)(a) and 48.17.010(5). WSR 11-01-159 (Matter No. R 2010-09), § 284-30-870, filed 12/22/10, effective 1/22/11. Statutory Authority: RCW 48.02.060 and 48.30.010. WSR 07-17-120 (Matter No. R 2007-01), § 284-30-870, filed 8/20/07, effective 9/20/07.]