19 MAC Pt. 3, R. 5.05
Form And Content Of Advertisements
Cite as 19 Miss. Admin. Code Pt. 3, R. 5.05
Form And Content Of Advertisements
A. The format and content of an advertisement of an accident or sickness insurance policy
shall be sufficiently complete and clear to avoid deception or the capacity or tendency
to mislead or deceive. Whether an advertisement has a capacity or tendency to mislead
or deceive shall be determined by the Commissioner of Insurance from the overall
impression that the advertisement may be reasonably expected to create upon a person
of average education or intelligence, within the segment of the public to which it is
directed.
B. Advertisements shall be truthful and not misleading in fact or in implication. Words or
phrases, the meaning of which is clear only by implication or by familiarity with
insurance terminology, shall not be used.