All information, documents and copies thereof obtained by or disclosed to the commissioner or any other person in the course of an examination or investigation made pursuant to N.H. Rev. Stat. § 400-A:37, and, unless otherwise provided in this chapter, all information reported and maintained pursuant to this chapter shall be given confidential treatment and shall not be made public by the commissioner or any other person, except to insurance departments of other states, unless the commissioner after consultation with the affected parties, determines that the interest of policyholders, shareholders, or the public will be served by the publication thereof, in which event the commissioner may disclose all or any part thereof in such manner as the commissioner may deem appropriate.