The latest tally of votes from a Travel Agent poll that asks if cruise rebating has gotten better or worse, or stayed the same, in 2009 indicate that most agents do not look favorably upon the ...

The Executive Committee of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners adopted language today designed to allow for "rebates" to be offered to consumers. The committee unanimously adopted an ...

Recent settlements involving Zenefits and state insurance departments cast a spotlight on so-called anti-rebating laws to prevent benefit brokers from illegally luring in customers. They’re also ...

As part of our insurtech practice, we are frequently asked to advise on state insurance anti-rebating laws. These laws prohibit insurance companies or brokers from providing policyholders with ...

The rebating drafting group of the NAIC’s Innovation and Technology (EX) Task Force (“Innovation TF”) has been busy all summer working on proposed changes to section 4(H) of the NAIC’s Unfair Trade ...

Silversea Cruises (www.silversea.com) sent a letter to travel agents on Wednesday -- outlining a new policy to protect luxury travel sellers against rebating by other agencies. The anti-rebating ...

In an effort to maintain pricing integrity at the luxury level, Crystal Cruises said it would penalize any agency that offers its costumers any form of rebating. Any agency that offers a cash rebate, ...

Q: Was the federal law prohibiting international rebating ever repealed? If not, is it legal to rebate part or all of the commissions that some U.S. and foreign carriers pay us? If so, what trouble ...

In today’s consumer-savvy world, the amount you pay for a product or service is typically open to negotiation. Or if you’re patient, the product will likely go on sale, or you can search online for a ...

FreightWaves explores the archives of American Shipper’s nearly 70-year-old collection of shipping and maritime publications to showcase interesting freight stories of long ago. In this week’s edition ...