| Rule | Basis | Tier | Id |
| A guarantee beyond what the policy contract provides (payout, benefit, coverage, approval) | NAIC Unfair Trade Practices Act, Model #880 · CCIR/CISRO guidance (Canada) | Blocks | bi-bc-001 |
| Implied Medicare, CMS or government affiliation ("endorsed by Medicare", "government-approved") | NAIC Model #880 · 42 CFR §422.2262 | Blocks | bi-bc-005 |
| Unsubstantiated superiority or disparaging comparison ("cheapest insurance", "#1 coverage") | NAIC Model #880, unfair comparison · overridable with a logged written reason | Blocks | bi-bc-007 · bi-bc-009 |
| Guaranteed results | FTC Act §5 · 16 CFR 255 | Blocks | ymyl-guaranteed-results |
| Guaranteed financial return | FTC Act §5 | Blocks | ymyl-guaranteed-returns |
| "Risk-free" or "zero risk" | FTC Act §5 · overridable with a logged written reason | Blocks | ymyl-risk-free · ymyl-zero-risk |
| "You can't lose", get-rich-quick language | FTC Act §5 · FTC "Making Money" guidance | Blocks | ymyl-cant-lose · ymyl-get-rich-quick |
| "Your money is safe", "principal protected" without the conditions | FTC Act §5 · overridable with a logged written reason | Blocks | ymyl-principal-safety |
| "We have never lost money", "double your money" | FTC Act §5 · overridable with a logged written reason | Blocks | ymyl-never-lost-record · ymyl-double-your-money |
| Guaranteed income or a guaranteed rate not tied to the contract | NAIC Model #880 §4.A(1) · FTC Act §5 | Blocks | bi-bc-010 |
| A product that "suits everyone", with no suitability qualification | NAIC suitability, line-dependent (Model #275 for annuities) | Warns | bi-bc-004 |
| Universal "everyone should" recommendations | FTC Act §5, misleading by omission | Warns | ymyl-everyone-should |
| Your own banned claims | Anything your state Department of Insurance bans that the pack does not. Added in Brand Hub, gated like a pack rule. | Blocks | site-owned |
| Drafted, coverage still being built, not yet assigned at onboarding. The Medicare and ACA rules: implied Medicare endorsement, benefit misrepresentation, HealthCare.gov impersonation, false "$0 premium", "new government program" framing. Nothing in this row gates a draft today. | Five hard, two warnings. 42 CFR §422.2262 · 45 CFR §155.220 · 16 CFR Part 461 · NAIC Model #40 · would add medicare.gov to the primary tier | Draft | us-insurance-health · ih-bc-001 · 003 · 009 · 012 · 013 |
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