2012 Ohio Revised Code
Title [39] XXXIX INSURANCE
Chapter 3901 - SUPERINTENDENT OF INSURANCE
Section 3901.36 - Confidential and privileged treatment of documents and information - exceptions.

(A) All information, documents, and copies thereof obtained by or disclosed to the superintendent of insurance or any other person in the course of an examination or investigation made pursuant to section 3901.35 of the Revised Code and all information reported pursuant to section 3901.33 of the Revised Code shall be given confidential and privileged treatment and shall not be subject to subpoena or be made public by the superintendent or any other person.

(B) Notwithstanding division (A) of this section, the superintendent may do any of the following:

(1) Disclose documents and information that are the subject of this section upon obtaining prior written consent from the insurer to which the documents and information pertain;

(2) Disclose documents and information that are the subject of this section in such a manner as the superintendent considers appropriate, after giving the insurer and those affiliates that are the subject of the documents and information notice and an opportunity to be heard in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, if the superintendent determines that the interests of policyholders, shareholders, or the public will be served by the disclosure;

(3) Share documents and information that are the subject of this section with the chief deputy rehabilitator, the chief deputy liquidator, other deputy rehabilitators and liquidators, and any other person employed by, or acting on behalf of, the superintendent pursuant to Chapter 3901. or 3903. of the Revised Code, with other local, state, federal, and international regulatory and law enforcement agencies, with local, state, and federal prosecutors, and with the national association of insurance commissioners and its affiliates and subsidiaries, provided that the recipient agrees to maintain the confidential or privileged status of the confidential or privileged document or information and has authority to do so;

(4) Disclose documents and information that are the subject of this section in the furtherance of any regulatory or legal action brought by or on behalf of the superintendent or the state, resulting from the exercise of the superintendent's official duties.

(C) Notwithstanding divisions (A) and (B) of this section, the superintendent may authorize the national association of insurance commissioners and its affiliates and subsidiaries by agreement to share confidential or privileged documents or information received pursuant to division (B)(3) of this section with local, state, federal, and international regulatory and law enforcement agencies and with local, state, and federal prosecutors, provided that the recipient agrees to maintain the confidential or privileged status of the confidential or privileged document or information and has authority to do so.

(D) Notwithstanding divisions (A) and (B) of this section, the chief deputy rehabilitator, the chief deputy liquidator, and other deputy rehabilitators and liquidators may disclose documents and information that are the subject of this section in the furtherance of any regulatory or legal action brought by or on behalf of the superintendent, the rehabilitator, the liquidator, or the state resulting from the exercise of the superintendent's official duties in any capacity.

(E) Nothing in this section shall prohibit the superintendent from receiving documents and information in accordance with section 3901.045 of the Revised Code.

(F) The superintendent may enter into agreements governing the sharing and use of documents and information consistent with the requirements of this section.

(G)

(1) No waiver of any applicable privilege or claim of confidentiality in the documents and information described in this section shall occur as a result of sharing or receiving documents and information as authorized in divisions (B)(3), (C), and (E) of this section.

(2) The disclosure of a document or information in connection with a regulatory or legal action pursuant to divisions (B)(4) and (D) of this section does not prohibit an insurer or any other person from taking steps to limit the dissemination of the document or information to persons not involved in or the subject of the regulatory or legal action on the basis of any recognized privilege arising under any other section of the Revised Code or the common law.

Effective Date: 06-18-2002