Title IN, Insurance Code

Sec. 701.005. GIFTS, GRANTS, AND DONATIONS. (a) The insurance fraud unit may accept gifts, grants, and donations to enable the fraud unit to perform its duties under this chapter. (b) The insurance fraud unit may not accept gifts, grants, or donations from a regulated entity. (c)…

Sec. 701.051. DUTY TO REPORT. (a) Not later than the 30th day after the date the person makes the determination or reasonably suspects that a fraudulent insurance act has been or is about to be committed in this state, the person: (1) shall report the information in writing to th…

Sec. 701.052. IMMUNITY FOR FURNISHING INFORMATION RELATING TO A FRAUDULENT INSURANCE ACT. (a) A person is not liable in a civil action, including an action for libel or slander, and a civil action may not be brought against the person, for furnishing information relating to a sus…

Sec. 701.101. INSURANCE FRAUD UNIT. (a) The purpose of the department's insurance fraud unit is to enforce laws relating to fraudulent insurance acts. (b) The insurance fraud unit may receive, review, and investigate in a timely manner insurer antifraud reports submitted under Ch…

Sec. 701.102. INVESTIGATION OF CERTAIN ACTS OF FRAUD. If the commissioner has reason to believe a person has engaged in, is engaging in, has committed, or is about to commit a fraudulent insurance act, the commissioner may conduct any investigation necessary inside or outside thi…

Sec. 701.103. DISCIPLINARY ACTION; REPORT TO OTHER AGENCIES. (a) The commissioner shall take appropriate disciplinary action as provided by this code if the commissioner believes a fraudulent insurance act has occurred. The commissioner shall report information concerning the com…

Sec. 701.104. DEPARTMENT INVESTIGATORS. (a) The commissioner may: (1) employ investigators as necessary to enforce this chapter; and (2) commission those investigators as peace officers. (b) If the commissioner commissions investigators as peace officers, the commissioner shall a…

Sec. 701.105. ASSISTANCE FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT. An investigator employed by the department may request assistance from local law enforcement officers in conducting an investigation authorized by this chapter. Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 2, eff. April 1, 2005.

Sec. 701.106. SUBPOENA AUTHORITY. (a) The commissioner may issue a subpoena to compel the attendance and testimony of a witness or, except as provided by Subsection (b), the production of materials relevant to an investigation under this chapter. (b) A person is not required to p…

Sec. 701.107. CERTAIN AGENCIES' DUTY TO PROVIDE INFORMATION. (a) On the insurance fraud unit's request, an authorized governmental agency or a state licensing agency shall provide material, documents, reports, complaints, or other evidence to the insurance fraud unit. (b) Complia…

Sec. 701.108. INSURER'S DUTY TO PROVIDE INFORMATION. (a) On the written request of an authorized governmental agency, an insurer shall provide to the agency any relevant information or material relating to a matter under investigation. (b) An insurer must respond to a request und…

Sec. 701.109. REQUEST FOR INVESTIGATION BY INSURER. (a) An insurer who conducts an independent investigation of suspected insurance fraud is not required to complete that investigation before requesting that the commissioner conduct an investigation. (b) When requesting the commi…

Sec. 701.151. CONFIDENTIALITY OF DEPARTMENT INFORMATION. (a) Information or material acquired by the department that is relevant to an investigation by the insurance fraud unit is not a public record for the period the commissioner considers reasonably necessary to: (1) complete …

Sec. 701.152. CONFIDENTIALITY OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY INFORMATION. Information or material acquired under this chapter by an authorized governmental agency is privileged and is not a public record. The information or material is not subject to a subpoena, other than a g…

Sec. 701.153. DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION TO CERTAIN AGENCIES. An authorized governmental agency may release to another authorized governmental agency or the department and the department may release to an authorized governmental agency information or material provided under this c…

Sec. 701.154. DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION TO PUBLIC. (a) Except as otherwise provided by law, an authorized governmental agency or an insurer that possesses or receives information or material under this chapter may not release that information or material to the public. (b) Inform…