Texas Insurance Code
§ 34.002 — IMMUNITY FOR FURNISHING INFORMATION RELATING TO FRAUD
IN § 34.002Title 2. TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE · Part A. ADMINISTRATION OF THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE · Ch. 34. IMMUNITY FROM LIABILITY
Statute text
View on source(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 suspected, anticipated, or completed fraudulent insurance acts if the information is provided to or received from:
(1)the commissioner or an employee of the department;
(2)a law enforcement agency of this state, of another state, or of the United States or an employee of the agency;
(3)the National Association of Insurance Commissioners or an employee of the association; or
(4)a state or federal governmental agency established to detect and prevent fraudulent insurance acts or to regulate the business of insurance or an employee of the agency.
(b)A person may furnish information as described in Subsection (a) orally or in writing, including through publishing, disseminating, or filing bulletins or reports.
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Legislative history
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 101, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.