Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
INSURANCE CODE |
Title 2. TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE |
Subtitle A. ADMINISTRATION OF THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE |
Chapter 34. IMMUNITY FROM LIABILITY |
Sec. 34.004. IMMUNITY FOR USE OF ANNUAL STATEMENT INFORMATION
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(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.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 101, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 730 , Sec. 2B.001, eff. April 1, 2009.