Idaho Admin. Code r. 18.04.03.022

Current through September 2, 2024
Section 18.04.03.022 - INTRODUCTORY, INITIAL OR SPECIAL OFFERS
01.Restrictions on Introductory, Initial or Special Offers.
a. An advertisement of an individual policy will not represent that a contract or combination of contracts is an introductory, initial or special offer, or that applicants will receive substantial advantages not available at a later date, or that the offer is available only to a specified group of individuals, unless such is the fact. An advertisement cannot contain phrases describing an enrollment period as "special," "limited," or similar words.
b. An enrollment period during which a particular insurance product may be purchased on an individual basis cannot be offered within this state unless there has been a lapse of not less than three (3) months between the close of the immediately preceding enrollment period for the same product and the opening of the new enrollment period. The advertisement will indicate the date by which the applicant need mail the application, which is not less than ten (10) days and not more than forty (40) days from the date that such enrollment period is advertised for the first time. This chapter applies to all advertising media, i.e., mail, newspapers, radio, television, magazines and periodicals, by any one (1) insurer. It is inapplicable to solicitations of employees or members of a particular group or association that would be eligible under specific provisions of the Insurance Code for group, blanket or franchise insurance. The phrase "any one (1) insurer" includes all the affiliated companies of a group of insurance companies under common management or control.
c. This chapter prohibits any statement or implication to the effect that only a specific number of policies will be sold, or that a time is fixed for the discontinuance of the sale of the particular policy advertised because of special advantages available in the policy, unless such is the fact.
d. The phrase "a particular insurance product" in paragraph(s) of this Section means an insurance policy that provides substantially different benefits than those contained in any other policy. Different terms of renewability; and increase or decrease in the dollar amounts of benefits; and increase or decrease in any elimination period or waiting period from those available during an enrollment period for another policy will not be sufficient to constitute the product being offered as a different product eligible for concurrent or overlapping enrollment periods.
02.Restrictions on Reduced Initial Premium. When an insurer charges an initial premium that differs in amount from the amount of the renewal premium payable on the same mode, the advertisement will not display the amount of the reduced initial premium either more frequently or more prominently than the renewal premium.
03.Restriction on Special Awards. Special awards, such as a "safe drivers' award" will not be used in connection with advertisements of accident or accident and sickness insurance.

Idaho Admin. Code r. 18.04.03.022

Effective March 31, 2022