2021 Texas Statutes
Insurance Code
Title 5 - Protection of Consumer Interests
Subtitle G - Regulation of Insurer Market Conduct
Chapter 751 - Market Conduct Surveillance
Subchapter F. Confidentiality Requirements
Section 751.251. No Waiver
Sec. 751.251. NO WAIVER. (a) The disclosure to the commissioner under this subchapter of a document, material, or information does not constitute the waiver of any applicable privilege or claim of confidentiality regarding the document, material, or information.
(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), an insurer may not be compelled to disclose a self-audit document or waive any statutory or common law privilege. An insurer may, however, voluntarily disclose a document described by this subsection to the commissioner in response to any market conduct action or examination.
(c) For the purposes of Subsection (b), "self-audit document" means a document that is prepared as a result of or in connection with an insurance compliance audit.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 291 (S.B. 14), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2005.
