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Committee releases bill clarifying privilege not waived when insurers turn over materials during DOI exams
Summary
House Bill 74 would clarify that a policyholder or claimant privilege is not waived solely because an insurer provides information to the insurance commissioner during an examination; industry witnesses and the Department of Insurance expressed support or neutrality and the committee released the bill.
The House Economic Development, Banking, Insurance, and Commerce Committee released House Bill 74, which clarifies that turning over files to the insurance commissioner during a market conduct or regulatory examination does not itself waive attorney–client or other privileges owed to policyholders or claimants.
Rebecca Kidner, representing the American Property Casualty Insurance Association, told the committee the bill would protect…
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