Sec. 401.058. CONFIDENTIALITY OF REPORTS AND RELATED INFORMATION. (a) A final or preliminary examination report and any information obtained during an examination are confidential and privileged for all purposes. This information is not subject to:
(1) disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code;
(2) a subpoena, other than a grand jury subpoena; or
(3) discovery or admissibility in evidence in a civil action.
(b) Subsection (a) applies if the examined carrier is under supervision or conservatorship. Subsection (a) does not apply to an examination conducted in connection with a liquidation or receivership under this code or another insurance law of this state.
(c) Subsection (a) does not limit the commissioner's authority to use a final or preliminary examination report and any information obtained during an examination in the furtherance of any legal or regulatory action relating to the administration of this code that the commissioner, in the commissioner's sole discretion, considers appropriate.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 727 (H.B. 2017), Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2007.
Amended by:
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 164 (H.B. 2437), Sec. 1, eff. May 26, 2017.