2010 Mississippi Code
TITLE 83 - INSURANCE
Chapter 7 - Life Insurance.
83-7-213 - Examination of records, books, files and other information; provider to maintain records of each settlement until 5 years after death of insured.
§ 83-7-213. Examination of records, books, files and other information; provider to maintain records of each settlement until 5 years after death of insured.
(1) The commissioner, when the commissioner deems it reasonably necessary to protect the interests of the public, may examine the business and affairs of any licensee or applicant for a license. The commissioner may order any licensee or applicant to produce any records, books, files or other information reasonably necessary to ascertain whether or not the licensee or applicant is acting or has acted in violation of the law or otherwise contrary to the interests of the public. The expenses incurred in conducting any examination shall be paid by the licensee or applicant.
(2) Names and individual identification data for all viators shall be considered private and confidential information and shall not be disclosed by the commissioner unless required by law.
(3) Records of all transactions of viatical settlement contracts shall be maintained by the viatical settlement provider and shall be available to the commissioner for inspection during reasonable business hours. A viatical settlement provider shall maintain records of each viatical settlement until five (5) years after the death of the insured.
Sources: Laws, 2000, ch. 323, § 7, eff from and after July 1, 2000.
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