§ 58-3-145.  Solicitation, negotiation or payment of premiums on insurance policies.

(a) An insurer or insurance producer may accept electronic payment, as defined in G.S. 147-86.20, of an insurance premium if the insurer or insurance producer complies with the prohibition against unfair discrimination contained in G.S. 58-63-15(7).

(b) An insurer or insurance producer accepting electronic payment by credit or debit card may charge the person using electronic payment a convenience fee in an amount not to exceed four percent (4%) of the electronic payment. (1967, c. 1245; 1979, c. 528; 1991, c. 720, s. 7; 1999-365, s. 1; 2011-215, s. 1; 2022-46, s. 14(k); 2023-133, s. 11(a).)