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Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
Sec. 15. (a) All working papers, recorded information, documents, and copies thereof produced by, obtained by, or disclosed to the commissioner or any other person in the course of an examination under this chapter (including trade secrets and information obtained from a federal agency, a foreign country, or the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, or under another state law):
(1) are confidential and privileged;
(2) are not subject to public inspection or copying under IC 5-14-3-3;
(3) are not subject to subpoena;
(4) are not subject to discovery or admissible in evidence in a private civil action; and
(5) may not be made public by the commissioner or any other person, except to the extent provided in section 14 of this chapter.
(b) The commissioner may use the materials and information described in subsection (a) in relation to a regulatory or legal action brought as part of the commissioner's duties. Access to the materials and information described in subsection (a) may also be granted to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners. A party receiving materials or information under this subsection must agree in writing prior to receiving the materials or information to provide to it the same confidential treatment as required by this section, unless the prior written consent of the company to which it pertains has been obtained.
(c) A court order requiring a release or production of materials or information described in subsection (a) that is not authorized under this section is null and void unless the commissioner has been served, in accordance with the Indiana Rules of Trial Procedure, with a pleading or motion requesting the court to order release or production of the materials or information.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Indiana Code Title 27. Insurance § 27-1-3.1-15 - last updated January 02, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/in/title-27-insurance/in-code-sect-27-1-3-1-15/
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