Pennsylvania Statutes Title 40 Pa.C.S.A. Insurance § 3906. Third-party consultants

(a) Assistance with review.--The department may retain, at the insurer or insurance group's expense, third-party consultants, including attorneys, actuaries, accountants and other experts not otherwise a part of the department's staff as may be reasonably necessary to assist the department in reviewing the CGAD, CGAD-related information or the insurer's or insurance group's compliance with this chapter. Before retaining a third-party consultant, the department shall consider all of the following:

(b) Advisory capacity.--A person retained under subsection (a) shall be under the direction and control of the department and shall act in a purely advisory capacity.

(c) Confidentiality.--Each third-party consultant shall be subject to the same confidentiality standards and requirements as the department.

(d) Verification.--As part of the retention process, a third-party consultant shall verify to the department, with notice to the insurer or insurance group, that it:

(e) Written consent.--A retention agreement with a third-party consultant shall expressly require the written consent of the insurer or insurance group prior to making information provided under this chapter public.