§ 34.004 — IMMUNITY FOR USE OF ANNUAL STATEMENT INFORMATION.

Texas § 34.004

• Jurisdiction: Texas
• Code IN: Insurance Code

Text

Sec. 34.004. IMMUNITY FOR USE OF ANNUAL STATEMENT INFORMATION. (a) A person is not liable in a civil action, including an action for libel or slander, for collecting, reviewing, analyzing, disseminating, or reporting information collected from annual statements filed under Chapter 802 if the person is:
(1) the department, the commissioner, or an employee of the department;
(2) a member or employee of or delegate to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners or an authorized committee, subcommittee, or task force of that association; or
(3) another person who is responsible for collecting, reviewing, analyzing, and disseminating information from filed annual statement convention blanks.
(b) Subsection (a) does not apply to a person who acts with malice.

Legislative History

Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 101, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 730 (H.B. 2636 ), Sec. 2B.001, eff. April 1, 2009.