Sec. 1111A.020. CONFIDENTIALITY. (a) The documents and evidence obtained by the commissioner in an investigation of a suspected or an actual fraudulent life settlement act are privileged and confidential, are not a public record, and are not subject to discovery or subpoena in a civil or criminal action.
(b) Subsection (a) does not prohibit release by the commissioner of documents and evidence obtained in an investigation of a suspected or an actual fraudulent life settlement act:
(1) in an administrative or judicial proceeding to enforce a provision of this code or another insurance law of this state;
(2) to a federal, state, or local law enforcement or regulatory agency, to an organization established for the purpose of detecting and preventing a fraudulent life settlement act, or to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners; or
(3) at the discretion of the commissioner, to a person in the business of life settlements that is aggrieved by a fraudulent life settlement act.
(c) Release of documents and evidence under Subsection (b) does not abrogate or modify the privilege granted in Subsection (a).
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1156 (H.B. 2277), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2011.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 7 - Life Insurance and Annuities
Subtitle A - Life Insurance in General
Chapter 1111A - Life Settlement Contracts
Section 1111A.001. Short Title
Section 1111A.002. Definitions
Section 1111A.003. Licensing Requirements; Exemption
Section 1111A.004. License Suspension, Revocation, or Refusal to Renew
Section 1111A.005. Requirements for Contract Forms, Disclosure Forms, and Advertisements
Section 1111A.006. Reporting Requirements and Privacy
Section 1111A.007. Examination
Section 1111A.008. Immunity From Liability
Section 1111A.009. Investigative Authority of the Commissioner
Section 1111A.010. Cost of Examinations
Section 1111A.011. Advertising
Section 1111A.012. Disclosures to Owners
Section 1111A.013. Disclosure to Insurer
Section 1111A.014. General Rules
Section 1111A.015. Authority to Adopt Rules
Section 1111A.016. Conflict of Laws
Section 1111A.017. Prohibited Practices
Section 1111A.018. Fraud Prevention and Control
Section 1111A.019. Mandatory Reporting of Fraudulent Life Settlement Acts
Section 1111A.020. Confidentiality
Section 1111A.021. Other Law Enforcement or Regulatory Authority
Section 1111A.022. Life Settlement Antifraud Initiatives
Section 1111A.023. Injunction; Civil Remedies; Cease and Desist Orders
Section 1111A.025. Applicability of Other Insurance Laws
Section 1111A.026. Applicability of Certain Provisions to Life Expectancy Estimators