2009 Washington Code
Title 48 - Insurance
Chapter 48.50 - Insurance fraud reporting immunity act.
48.50.070 - Immunity from liability for releasing information.
Immunity from liability for releasing information.
Any licensed insurance producer, title insurance agent, or insurer or person acting in the insurer's behalf, health maintenance organization or person acting in behalf of the health maintenance organization, health care service contractor or person acting in behalf of the health care service contractor, or any authorized agency which releases information, whether oral or written, to the commissioner, the national insurance crime bureau, the national association of insurance commissioners, other law enforcement agent or agency, or another insurer under RCW 48.50.030, 48.50.040, 48.50.050, 48.50.055, or 48.135.050 is immune from liability in any civil or criminal action, suit, or prosecution arising from the release of the information, unless actual malice on the part of the insurance producer, title insurance agent, insurer, health care maintenance organization, health care service contractor, or authorized agency against the insured is shown.
[2008 c 217 § 59; 2006 c 284 § 14; 2000 c 254 § 5; 1980 c 102 § 9; 1979 ex.s. c 80 § 7.]
Notes: Severability -- Effective date -- 2008 c 217: See notes following RCW 48.03.020.
Severability -- Effective date--2006 c 284: See RCW 48.135.900 and 48.135.901.
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