Upline Compensation a. During the term of this Agreement as described in Section 8.1, Aetna will pay a Commission for all new Sales, as described herein. With respect to Sales made by Independent Agents, Aetna will pay the Independent Agent a Commission in accordance with Appendix A (and Schedule 1 thereto) and Upline will receive a portion of such Commission (i.e., an override) with respect to that Sale in accordance with Appendix A (and Schedule 1 thereto). With respect to Sales made by LOAs, Aetna will pay Upline a Commission in accordance with Appendix A (and Schedule 1 thereto). If Upline pays a Commission to an LOA, Upline must pay that LOA in accordance with the Commission rate set forth on Schedule 1 to Appendix A and the establishment of LOA form submitted to Aetna for that LOA. Aetna shall have no obligation to pay Commission to Upline or Agent for a Sale that does not meet the requirements of this Agreement or the Producer Guide and Aetna may recoup, by means of an offset or otherwise, any Commission paid to Upline or an Agent for any Sale that was not in accordance with the requirements of this Agreement or the Producer Guide. Upline Agreement 2015 15
Upline Compensation a. During the Term of this Agreement, Aetna will pay compensation for all completed Sales, as described herein and as further detailed in Exhibit B. With respect to completed Sales made by Downline Agent, Upline shall compensate the Downline Agent in accordance with the applicable Downline Contract. Upline agrees that if it retains any fees from the compensation due a Downline Agent as consideration for Upline’s administrative services, including for those services set forth on Exhibit C, Upline shall fairly compensate the Downline Agent and only retain an amount that is fair market value for Upline’s services. Aetna may recoup, by means of an offset or otherwise, any compensation paid to Upline that was not in accordance with the requirements of this Agreement or Aetna Requirements.
