Texas § IN.751.207 - CONFIDENTIALITY OF EXAMINATION REPORT INFORMATION

§ IN.751.207. CONFIDENTIALITY OF EXAMINATION REPORT INFORMATION

CONFIDENTIALITY OF EXAMINATION REPORT INFORMATION. (a) A final or preliminary market conduct examination report, and any information obtained during the course of an examination, is confidential and is not subject to disclosure under Chapter 552 , Government Code. This section may not be construed to limit the commissioner's authority to use any final or preliminary market conduct examination report, any examiner or company work papers or other documents, or any other information discovered or developed during the course of an examination in the furtherance of any legal or regulatory action that the commissioner, in the commissioner's sole discretion, may deem appropriate. (b) This chapter does not prevent the commissioner from disclosing at any time the contents of a final market conduct examination report to the department, the insurance department of any other state, or an agency of the federal government, if the department or agency receiving the report agrees in writing to maintain the information as confidential and in a manner consistent with this chapter. (c) The commissioner shall provide to an insurer subject to a final market conduct examination a written agreement described by Subsection (b) not later than the fifth day after the date the final market conduct examination is released under Subsection (b). Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 291 (S.B. 14 ), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2005.