A. An authorized agency may, in writing, require an insurer to release to such other authorized agency any relevant information which the insurer has in its possession relating to a loss which such authorized agency is investigating including:

Terms Used In Arizona Laws 20-1902

  • Authorized agency: means :

    (a) The office of the state fire marshal when authorized or charged with the investigation of a fire. See Arizona Laws 20-1901

  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • including: means not limited to and is not a term of exclusion. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Insurer: means every person or entity engaged in the business of making contracts of insurance in this state. See Arizona Laws 20-1901
  • Person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association or society, as well as a natural person. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Relevant: means having any tendency to make the existence of any fact that is of consequence to the investigation or determination of the issue more probable or less probable than it would be without the evidence. See Arizona Laws 20-1901
  • Writing: includes printing. See Arizona Laws 1-215

1. Application for an insurance policy.

2. Policy premium payment records.

3. History of previous claims made by the insured.

4. Material relating to the investigation of the loss, including statements of any person, proof of loss and any other evidence relevant to the investigation.

B. If an insurer has reason to believe that a loss in which it has an interest may be based on a false or fraudulent claim such insurer shall, in writing, notify an authorized agency and provide it with all material developed from the insurer’s inquiry into the loss. Notice to any one of the authorized agencies listed in section 20-1901, paragraph 1, subdivisions (a) through (g) shall be sufficient notice for the purpose of this subsection.

C. Nothing in subsection B of this section shall abrogate or impair the rights or powers created under subsection A of this section.

D. The authorized agency provided with information pursuant to subsection A or B of this section shall upon request release or provide such information to any other authorized agency.

E. An insurer providing information to an authorized agency shall have the right to request in writing from such agency relevant information and receive, within a reasonable time, not to exceed thirty days, the information requested. The relevant information shall not include non-conviction criminal history record information nor any other information detrimental to another ongoing criminal investigation or that would reveal the identity of a confidential source of information.

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