§ 7137 — Limited exceptions

Pennsylvania § 7137

• Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
• Title 40: INSURANCE
• Part: PART IV
• Ch. 71: RESERVE LIABILITIES
• Subch.: CONFIDENTIALITY

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Notwithstanding section 7132 (relating to general rule for confidential information), confidential information as defined in section 7131(1) and (4) (relating to confidential information defined):

(1) May be shared with the Actuarial Board for Counseling and Discipline if the information is required for the purpose of professional disciplinary proceedings and the Actuarial Board for Counseling and Discipline recipient agrees, and has the legal authority to agree, to maintain the confidentiality and privileged status of the documents, materials, data and other information in the same manner and to the same extent as required for the commissioner.

(2) May be subject to subpoena for the purpose of defending an action seeking damages from the actuary submitting the related memorandum in support of an opinion submitted under section 7113 (relating to actuarial opinion of reserves prior to operative date of valuation manual) or 7114 (relating to actuarial opinion of reserves on or after operative date of valuation manual) or a principle-based valuation report developed under section 7126(b)(3) (relating to requirements of principle-based valuation) by reason of an action required by this chapter or regulations promulgated under this chapter.

(3) May be released by the commissioner with the written consent of the company.

(4) Is no longer confidential once any portion of a memorandum in support of an opinion submitted under section 7113 or 7114 or a principle-based valuation report developed under section 7126(b)(3) is:

(i) cited by the company in its marketing materials;

(ii) publicly released to a governmental agency other than a State insurance department; or

(iii) released by the company to the news media.