State RegulationsGA specificDifficulty 2/5
A producer repeatedly persuades a client to finance purchases of new policies from the cash values of the client's existing policies, all issued by the same insurer, generating a commission for the producer each time. In Georgia, this practice is best described as:
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Why A is correct
Under Georgia's unfair trade practices framework (O.C.G.A. § 33-6-4), churning is the practice of using the cash values of existing policies to finance repeated purchases of new coverage from the same insurer, generating successive commissions for the producer. It is distinguished from twisting, which under § 33-6-4(b)(2) requires a misrepresentation inducing the policyholder to lapse, forfeit, or surrender a policy.
Why the other options are wrong
- B) Twisting requires a misrepresentation inducing a lapse, forfeiture, or surrender; not every replacement involving the same insurer qualifies.
- C) Rebating concerns giving or accepting valuable consideration outside the contract, not financing new coverage with existing cash values.
- D) Regulators treat this pattern as abusive churning precisely because of the repeated commissions, so it is far from regulation-free.
Memory hook
Same insurer, cash-value carousel = churning.