How a commission capping in already a regulated product segment, is threatening the free market?
If this is threatening the commissions incentivized sales distribution model, than let it be.
Coz free market doesn't mean you are free to mis-sell something simply because it gives you a higher commission.
The bigger problem with having no meaningful cap on commissions is that it incentivises distributors to sell what earns them more, rather than what is actually right for the consumer.
And honestly, it may actually be good for the entire ecosystem, and ultimately for consumers, if such commission-driven players disappear and only those who can genuinely add value to the ecosystem remains.
In every industry there are price controls, price caps coming !
This is not a free market. It is a private enterprise running a whitelabeled govt business