Section 2116. Insurance brokers; commissions

No insurer authorized to do
  business in this state, and no officer, agent  or  other  representative
  thereof,  shall  pay  any  money or give any other thing of value to any
  person, firm, association or corporation for or because of  his  or  its
  acting  in  this state as an insurance broker, unless such person, firm,
  association or corporation is authorized  so  to  act  by  virtue  of  a
  license  issued  or  renewed  pursuant  to the provisions of section two
  thousand one hundred four of this article.  For  the  purposes  of  this
  section,  "acting as insurance broker" shall not include the referral of
  a person to a licensed insurance agent or broker that does not include a
  discussion of specific insurance policy terms and conditions  and  where
  the  compensation  for  referral  is  not  based  upon  the  purchase of
  insurance by such person.
    * NB Effective until September 10, 2011