"Distributor fees" refer to the charges or payments made by individuals or companies who distribute products on behalf of the manufacturer or producer.
Full definition
Profits are what is left after paying all the costs associated with publishing, such as editing, layout & design, printing, storage and fulfillment,
distributors fees as well as other sales and marketing expenses and, of course, royalties.
Copyright registration fees, cataloguing fees, ISBNs,
book distributor fees... each of these is fairly small by itself, but after a while it starts to feel like being nibbled to death by minnows.
Premium Allocation Charges: Charges levied to compensate for the expense incurred towards issuing of the policy which
involves distributor fee, medical expenses, and cost of underwriting of funds
You still pay
the distributor fee.
Often to get good placement, the publisher pays
a distributor some fees as well.
These charges account for the initial expenses incurred by the company in issuing the policy, e.g., cost of underwriting, medicals and expenses related to
distributor fees.
Premium allocation charges — Refer to the charges levied for expenses incurred to issue the policy such as underwriting costs and
distributor fees.
Premium allocation charge is a charge levied to recover initial expense incurred towards issuing the policy as
the distributor fee and the cost of underwriting.