State RegulationsAZ specificDifficulty 2/5
Under A.R.S. 20-293, which statement best reflects Arizona's approach to insurance sold through vending machines?
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Why C is correct
Under A.R.S. 20-293, insurance sold through vending machines is permissible only within the boundaries the statute and the Arizona Department of Insurance and Financial Institutions' rules establish. The machine is just a delivery channel; it does not move the transaction outside insurance regulation or give the machine's owner freedom to dispense whatever product it likes.
Why the other options are wrong
- A) Wrong because A.R.S. 20-293 subjects vending machine sales to statutory and regulatory limits; there is no oversight exemption.
- B) Wrong because the machine's owner cannot choose the product freely; what may be sold is defined by the statute and applicable rules.
- D) Wrong because selling insurance through a vending machine is still transacting insurance; A.R.S. 20-293 regulates the channel rather than excluding it.
Memory hook
Machines dispense policies only inside the regulatory lines.