Sec. 34.004. IMMUNITY FOR USE OF ANNUAL STATEMENT INFORMATION. (a) A person is not liable in a civil action, including an action for libel or slander, for collecting, reviewing, analyzing, disseminating, or reporting information collected from annual statements filed under Chapter 802 if the person is:
(1) the department, the commissioner, or an employee of the department;
(2) a member or employee of or delegate to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners or an authorized committee, subcommittee, or task force of that association; or
(3) another person who is responsible for collecting, reviewing, analyzing, and disseminating information from filed annual statement convention blanks.
(b) Subsection (a) does not apply to a person who acts with malice.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 101, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 730 (H.B. 2636), Sec. 2B.001, eff. April 1, 2009.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 2 - Texas Department of Insurance
Subtitle A - Administration of the Texas Department of Insurance
Chapter 34 - Immunity From Liability
Section 34.001. Personal Immunity
Section 34.002. Immunity for Furnishing Information Relating to Fraud
Section 34.003. Immunity for Investigations and Related Reports
Section 34.004. Immunity for Use of Annual Statement Information