1.
a.A person may not commit a fraudulent life settlement act.
b.A person may not knowingly and intentionally interfere with the enforcement of
the provisions of this chapter or investigations of suspected or actual violations of
this chapter.
c.A person in the business of life settlements may not knowingly or intentionally
permit any person convicted of a felony involving dishonesty or breach of trust to
participate in the business of life settlements.
2.
a.Life settlement contracts and applications for life settlement contracts, regardless
of the form of transmission, must contain the following statement or a
substantially similar statement:
Any person that knowingly presents false information in an application for
insurance or life settlement contract is guilty of a crime and may be
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1. a. A person may not commit a fraudulent life settlement act.
b. A person may not knowingly and intentionally interfere with the enforcement of
the provisions of this chapter or investigations of suspected or actual violations of
this chapter.
c. A person in the business of life settlements may not knowingly or intentionally
permit any person convicted of a felony involving dishonesty or breach of trust to
participate in the business of life settlements.
2. a. Life settlement contracts and applications for life settlement contracts, regardless
of the form of transmission, must contain the following statement or a
substantially similar statement:
Any person that knowingly presents false information in an application for
insurance or life settlement contract is guilty of a crime and may be subject
to fines and confinement in prison.
b. The lack of a statement as required in subdivision a does not constitute a defense
in any prosecution for a fraudulent life settlement act.
3. a. Any person engaged in the business of life settlements having knowledge or a
reasonable belief that a fraudulent life settlement act is being, will be, or has been
committed shall provide to the commissioner the information required by and in a
manner prescribed by the commissioner.
b. Any other person having knowledge or a reasonable belief that a fraudulent life
settlement act is being, will be, or has been committed may provide to the
commissioner the information required by and in a manner prescribed by the
commissioner.
4. a. Civil liability may not be imposed on and no cause of action may arise from a
person's furnishing information concerning suspected, anticipated, or completed
fraudulent life settlement acts or suspected or completed fraudulent insurance
acts if the information is provided to or received from:
(1) The commissioner or the commissioner's employees, agents, or
representatives;
(2) Federal, state, or local law enforcement or regulatory officials or their
employees, agents, or representatives;
(3) A person involved in the prevention and detection of fraudulent life
settlement acts or that person's agents, employees, or representatives;
(4) Any regulatory body or its employees, agents, or representatives overseeing
life insurance, life settlements, securities, or investment fraud;
(5) The life insurer that issued the life insurance policy covering the life of the
insured; or
(6) The licensee and any agents, employees, or representatives.
b. Subdivision a does not apply to statements made with actual malice. In an action
brought against a person for filing a report or furnishing other information
concerning a fraudulent life settlement act or a fraudulent insurance act, the party
bringing the action shall plead specifically any allegation that subdivision a does
not apply because the person filing the report or furnishing the information did so
with actual malice.
c. A person identified in subdivision a is entitled to an award of attorney's fees and
costs if that person is the prevailing party in a civil cause of action for libel,
slander, or any other relevant tort arising out of activities in carrying out the
provisions of this chapter and the party bringing the action was not substantially
justified in doing so. For purposes of this section, a proceeding is "substantially
justified" if the proceeding had a reasonable basis in law or fact at the time the
proceeding was initiated.
d. This section does not abrogate or modify common law or statutory privileges or
immunities enjoyed by a person described in subdivision a.
5. a. The documents and evidence provided pursuant to subsection 4 or obtained by
the commissioner in an investigation of suspected or actual fraudulent life
settlement acts is privileged and confidential and may not be a public record and
may not be subject to discovery or subpoena in a civil or criminal action.
b. Subdivision 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 subdivision b does not abrogate or
modify the privilege granted in subdivision a.
6. This chapter does not:
a. Preempt the authority or relieve the duty of other law enforcement or regulatory
agencies to investigate, examine, and prosecute suspected violations of law;
b. Preempt, supersede, or limit any provision of any state securities law or any rule,
order, or notice issued thereunder;
c. Prevent or prohibit a person from disclosing voluntarily information concerning life
settlement fraud to a law enforcement or regulatory agency other than the
insurance department; or
d. Limit the powers granted elsewhere by the laws of this state to the commissioner
or an insurance fraud unit to investigate and examine possible violations of law
and to take appropriate action against wrongdoers.
7. a. Providers and brokers shall have in place antifraud initiatives reasonably
calculated to detect, prosecute, and prevent fraudulent life settlement acts. The
commissioner may order, or a licensee may request and the commissioner may
grant, such modifications of the following required initiatives as necessary to
ensure an effective antifraud program. The modifications may be more or less
restrictive than the required initiatives so long as the modifications may
reasonably be expected to accomplish the purpose of this section. Antifraud
initiatives include:
(1) Fraud investigators, who may be provider or broker employees or
independent contractors; and
(2) An antifraud plan, which must be submitted to the commissioner. The
antifraud plan must include:
(a) A description of the procedures for detecting and investigating
possible fraudulent life settlement acts and procedures for resolving
material inconsistencies between medical records and insurance
applications;
(b) A description of the procedures for reporting possible fraudulent life
settlement acts to the commissioner;
(c) A description of the plan for antifraud education and training of
underwriters and other personnel; and
(d) A description or chart outlining the organizational arrangement of the
antifraud personnel who are responsible for the investigation and
reporting of possible fraudulent life settlement acts and investigating
unresolved material inconsistencies between medical records and
insurance applications.
b. Antifraud plans submitted to the commissioner are privileged and confidential and
are not a public record and may not be subject to discovery or subpoena in a civil
or criminal action.