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2006 LAWS OF MARYLAND
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Ch. 79
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(2) Regardless of whether a written examination report has been made,
served, or [filed with] ADOPTED BY the Commissioner, the Commissioner or an
examiner may testify and offer other proper evidence about information obtained
during an examination.
(e) The Commissioner may withhold an examination or investigation report
from public inspection for as long as the Commissioner considers the withholding to
be:
(1) necessary to protect the person examined from unwarranted injury;
or
(2) in the public interest.
(f) If the Commissioner considers it to be in the public interest, the
Commissioner may publish an examination report or a summary of it in a newspaper
in the State.
(g) (1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, the Commissioner may
disclose a preliminary examination report, investigation report, or any other matter
related to an examination made under § 2-205 or § 2-206 of this subtitle or § 23-207,
§ 15—10B—19, or § 15—10B—20 of this article only to the insurance regulatory agency of
another state or to a federal, State, local, or other law enforcement agency.
(2) A disclosure may be made under paragraph (1) of this subsection only
if:
(i) the disclosure is made for regulatory, law enforcement, or
prosecutorial purposes;
(ii) the agency receiving the disclosure agrees in writing to keep the
disclosure confidential and in a manner consistent with this section; and
(iii) the Commissioner is satisfied that the agency will preserve the
confidential nature of the information.
(3) Notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection, [final] ADOPTED
reports of examinations are considered public documents and may be disclosed to the
public.
(h) The Commissioner may not disclose any information obtained from
another state if the information is:
(1) related to an examination made by the other state on an insurer
domiciled in that state; and
(2) of a nature that would be considered confidential under paragraph
(1) of this subsection if the examination had been made by this State under § 2-205 or
§ 2-206 of this subtitle or § 23-103, § 15-10B-19, or § 15-10B-20 of this article.
(I) (1) THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PROVIDE A COPY OF THE ADOPTED
EXAMINATION REPORT TO THE PERSON THAT WAS EXAMINED.
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