tied agent
noun[C]
FINANCE,INSURANCEukussomeone who ispaidby afinancialorganizationtoselland giveadviceonly onitsinvestmentproducts, not on those ofitscompetitors
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independent financial adviser
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tied agent
Atiedagent, working exclusively with one insurer, represents the insurance company from whom the policyholder buys (while a free agent sales policies of various insurance companies).
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It means that the purchaser will know how much he is paying for independent advice, but not how much thetiedagentis receiving.
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But thetiedagentworking for an insurance company owes his first duty to the insurer and not to the purchaser of the policy.
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In other words, the society can act either as an independent broker or as atiedagentfor a company.
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For example, let us take as an example an insurance company to which the building society is atiedagent.
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Many society customers will be looking to the society for advice on their insurance needs, whether the society is an independent intermediary or atiedagent.
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They usually operate as tied agents and sell exclusively the products manufactured by the banks in-house insurance company or its third-party provider(s).
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