33-2-1116. Confidentiality of information. All confidential criminal justice information, as defined in 44-5-103, personal information protected by an individual privacy interest, and trade secrets, as defined in 30-14-402, specifically identified and for which there are reasonable grounds of privilege asserted by the party claiming the privilege obtained by or disclosed to the commissioner or any other person in the course of an examination or investigation made pursuant to 33-2-1115 and all information reported pursuant to 33-2-1111 and 33-2-1112 containing confidential criminal justice information, trade secrets, or personal information must be given confidential treatment, may not be subject to subpoena, and may not be made public by the commissioner or any other person, except to insurance departments of other states, without the prior written consent of the insurer to which it pertains unless the commissioner, after giving the insurer and its affiliates who would be affected notice and opportunity to be heard, determines that the interests of policyholders, shareholders, or the public will be served by the publication of the trade secrets or personal information, in which event the commissioner may publish all or any part of the trade secrets or personal information in a manner that the commissioner considers appropriate.

     History: En. Sec. 7, Ch. 64, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 40-5515; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 416, L. 1999.