Michigan Laws 500.4734 – Confidentiality requirements; exception
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 500.4734
- Commissioner: means the director. See Michigan Laws 500.102
- Insurer: means an individual, corporation, association, partnership, reciprocal exchange, inter-insurer, Lloyds organization, fraternal benefit society, or other legal entity, engaged or attempting to engage in the business of making insurance or surety contracts. See Michigan Laws 500.106
- Office: means the department. See Michigan Laws 500.4701
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, as well as to individuals. See Michigan Laws 8.3l
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
- Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
- Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
- United States: shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
(1) Information and testimony submitted or furnished to the office pursuant to this chapter, examination reports, preliminary examination reports or results, and the office’s work papers, correspondence, memoranda, reports, records, and other written or oral information related to an examination report or an investigation shall be confidential, shall be withheld from public inspection, shall not be subject to subpoena, and shall not be divulged to any person, except as provided in this section or with the written consent of the company. If assurances are provided that the information will be kept confidential, the commissioner may disclose confidential work papers, correspondence, memoranda, reports, records, or other information as follows:
(a) To the governor or the attorney general.
(b) To any relevant regulatory agency, including regulatory agencies of other states or the federal government.
(c) In connection with an enforcement action brought pursuant to this or another applicable act.
(d) To law enforcement officials.
(e) To persons authorized by the Ingham county circuit court to receive the information.
(f) To persons entitled to receive such information in order to discharge duties specifically provided for in this act.
(2) The confidentiality requirements of subsection (1) do not apply in any proceeding or action brought against or by the insurer under this act or any other applicable act of this state, any other state, or the United States.