Texas Insurance Code
§ 701.052 — IMMUNITY FOR FURNISHING INFORMATION RELATING TO A FRAUDULENT INSURANCE ACT
IN § 701.052Title 5. PROTECTION OF CONSUMER INTERESTS · Part F. INSURANCE FRAUD AND IDENTITY THEFT · Ch. 701. INSURANCE FRAUD INVESTIGATIONS · Art. B. REPORTING FRAUDULENT INSURANCE ACTS
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 a suspected, anticipated, or completed fraudulent insurance act if the information is provided to:
(1)an authorized governmental agency or the department;
(2)a law enforcement officer or an agent or employee of the officer;
(3)the National Association of Insurance Commissioners or an employee of the association;
(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;
(5)a special investigative unit of an insurer, including a person who contracts to provide special investigative unit services to the insurer or an employee of the insurer who is responsible for the investigation of suspected fraudulent insurance acts; or
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Legislative history
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1282 (H.B. 2388), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2005. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 88 (S.B. 918), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.