Sec. 27.11. Prohibited activities

(a) An excess line broker shall not procure coverage from an unauthorized insurer and the unauthorized insurer shall not provide coverage if the coverage is prohibited by law, including if the coverage:

(1) does not constitute insurance within the meaning of section 1101 or other sections of the Insurance Law;

(2) involves a kind of insurance not authorized under section 1113 or other sections of the Insurance Law;

(3) is not within the scope of section 2105 of the Insurance Law;

(4) is determined by any Appellate Division of the New York State Supreme Court or the New York State Court of Appeals to be against public policy in this State; or

(5) has been otherwise proscribed by law;

(b) An excess line broker is subject to section 2122(a) of the Insurance Law, which prohibits any advertisement or the making of any public announcement that calls attention to an unauthorized insurer.

(c) An excess line broker shall not solicit for, bind coverage on behalf of, or act as an agent or representative of, an unauthorized insurer, except as provided for in section 27.4 of this Part.