No person shall knowingly make, publish, or disseminate any false, deceptive or misleading representation or advertising in the conduct of the business of insurance, or relative to the business of insurance or relative to any person engaged therein.
RCW 48.30.040
False information and advertising.
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Thiringer v. American Motors Insurance (1978)
Most recently applied in 194 Wash. 2d 339 - Keodalah v. Allstate Ins. Co. (October 2019)
1947 c 79 s .30.04; Rem
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Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.