Sec. 1111A.022. LIFE SETTLEMENT ANTIFRAUD INITIATIVES. (a) A provider or broker shall implement antifraud initiatives reasonably calculated to detect, prosecute, and prevent fraudulent life settlement acts. At the discretion of the commissioner, the commissioner may order, or a license holder may request and the commissioner may grant, a modification of the following required initiatives as necessary to ensure an effective antifraud program. A modification granted under this section may be more or less restrictive than the required initiatives so long as the modification may reasonably be expected to accomplish the purpose of this section. Antifraud initiatives must include:
(1) fraud investigators, who may be provider or broker employees or independent contractors; and
(2) an antifraud plan, which must be submitted to the commissioner and must include:
(A) a description of the procedures for detecting and investigating possible fraudulent life settlement acts and procedures for resolving material inconsistencies between medical records and insurance applications;
(B) a description of the procedures for reporting possible fraudulent life settlement acts to the commissioner;
(C) a description of the plan for antifraud education and training of underwriters and other personnel; and
(D) a description or chart outlining the organizational arrangement of the antifraud personnel who are responsible for the investigation and reporting of possible fraudulent life settlement acts and investigating unresolved material inconsistencies between medical records and insurance applications.
(b) An antifraud plan submitted to the commissioner is privileged and confidential, is not subject to disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code, and is not subject to discovery or subpoena in a civil action.
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