(a) Upon written request to an insurer by officers designated in subdivisions (a) and (b) of Section 830.1 and subdivision (a) of Section 830.2, and subdivisions (a), (c), and (i) of § 830.3 of the Penal Code, an insurer, or agent authorized by that insurer to act on behalf of the insurer, shall release to the requesting authorized governmental agency any or all relevant information deemed important to the authorized governmental agency that the insurer may possess relating to any specific insurance fraud. Relevant information may include, but is not limited to, all of the following:

(1) Insurance policy information relevant to the insurance fraud under investigation, including, but not limited to, any application for a policy.

Terms Used In California Insurance Code 1873

  • authorized governmental agency: means the Department of the California Highway Patrol, the Department of Motor Vehicles, the Department of Insurance, the Department of Justice, the police department of a city, or a city and county, the sheriff's office or department of a county, the district attorney of any county, or city and county, those agencies employing officers designated in subdivisions (a) and (b) of Section 830. See California Insurance Code 1873.3
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Insurer: includes the California FAIR Plan. See California Insurance Code 1875
  • Person: means any person, association, organization, partnership, business trust, limited liability company, or corporation. See California Insurance Code 19

(2) Policy premium payment records which are available.

(3) History of previous claims made by the insured.

(4) Information relating to the investigation of the insurance fraud, including statements of any person, proof of loss, and notice of loss.

(5) Complete copies of both sides of payment drafts.

(b) The provisions of subdivision (a) shall not operate to authorize disclosure of medical information not otherwise authorized for disclosure pursuant to law.

(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 843, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2001.)

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