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Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) When any law enforcement official or authority, the department of commerce and insurance or department of labor and workforce development requests information from an insurer, insurance professional or any other person for the purpose of detecting, prosecuting or preventing insurance fraud, the insurer, insurance professional or other person shall take all reasonable actions to promptly provide the information requested, subject to any legal privilege protecting the information.
(b) Any insurer, insurance professional or other person who has reasonable belief that an act violating § 56-47-103 or § 56-47-104 will be, is being, or has been committed, shall furnish and disclose any information in its possession concerning the act to the appropriate law enforcement official or authority, department of commerce and insurance or department of labor and workforce development, subject to any legal privilege protecting the information.
(c) An insurer, insurance professional or other person providing information to any law enforcement, regulatory, licensing or other governmental agency under subsection (a) or (b), shall have the right to request information in the possession or control of the agency relating to the suspected violation or to a pattern of related activity, except information that was privileged or confidential under the laws of this state prior to its submission to the agency. In instances where disclosure would not jeopardize an ongoing investigation or prosecution, the agency shall provide the requested information to the insurer, insurance professional or other person. The agency may request that the insurer, insurance professional or other person keep the disclosed information confidential.
(d) Any person that has a reasonable belief that an act violating this chapter will be, is being, or has been committed or any person who collects, reviews or analyzes information concerning insurance fraud, may furnish and disclose any information in its possession concerning the act to an authorized representative of an insurer that requests the information for the purpose of detecting, prosecuting or preventing insurance fraud.
(e) Failure to cooperate with a request for information from an appropriate local or state authority shall bar a person's eligibility for restitution from any proceeds resulting from the governmental investigation and prosecution.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Tennessee Code Title 56. Insurance § 56-47-110 - last updated January 02, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/tn/title-56-insurance/tn-code-sect-56-47-110/
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