HRS §431C-46
Keeping life settlement investigation records confidential
This section makes documents and evidence from life settlement fraud investigations confidential and not public records. They cannot be used in court cases unless the insurance commissioner allows certain releases. The commissioner can share them with law enforcement, regulators, or fraud prevention groups.
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The statute, as written — Confidentiality
(a) The documents and evidence provided pursuant to section 431C-45 or obtained by the commissioner in an investigation of suspected or actual fraudulent life settlement acts shall be privileged and confidential and shall not be a public record and shall not be subject to discovery or subpoena in a civil or criminal action. (b) Subsection (a) does not prohibit release by the commissioner of documents and evidence obtained in an investigation of suspected or actual fraudulent life settlement acts: (1) In administrative or judicial proceedings to enforce laws administered by the commissioner; (2) To federal, state, or local law enforcement or regulatory agencies, to an organization established for the purpose of detecting and preventing fraudulent life settlement acts, or to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners; or (3) At the discretion of the commissioner, to a person in the business of life settlements that is aggrieved by a fraudulent life settlement act. (c) Release of documents and evidence under subsection (b) does not abrogate or modify the privilege granted in subsection (a).
Sections this one refers to
§431C-45 Protection for reporting suspected fraud
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