(a) It is a violation of this chapter for any person, provider, broker, or any other party related to the business of life settlements, to commit a fraudulent life settlement act. (b) For criminal liability purposes, a person who commits a fraudulent life settlement act is guilty of committing insurance fraud and shall be subject to additional penalties under § 27-54-1 et seq. (c) The commissioner shall be empowered to levy a civil penalty not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000) and the amount of the claim for each violation upon any person, including those persons and their employees licensed pursuant to this chapter, who is found to have committed a fraudulent life settlement act or violated any other provision of this chapter. (d) The license of a person licensed under this chapter that commits a fraudulent life settlement act shall be revoked. History of Section.P.L. 2009, ch. 195, § 1; P.L. 2009, ch. 262, § 1.
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