Agents Being Forced to Place Additional Lines of Business to Gain Access to Others

Situation: wholesaler/program manager has an exclusive market for product 'A'. Product 'A' happens to be in high demand right now and many agents are desperate need of a home for their product 'A' clients. So this wholesaler exploits that need and says we will quote product 'A' for you but only if you place product 'B', product 'C', and product 'D' with us as well. Is this legal? I know 10+ years ago when I was an independent agent in Louisiana, one of the liberty mutual affiliates America First, was told that it was illegal for them to essentially hold a product hostage. In this case th
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