Washington Code 48.50.070 – Immunity from liability for releasing information
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Any licensed insurance producer, title insurance agent, or insurer or person acting in the insurer’s behalf, health maintenance organization or person acting in behalf of the health maintenance organization, health care service contractor or person acting in behalf of the health care service contractor, or any authorized agency which releases information, whether oral or written, to the commissioner, the national insurance crime bureau, the national association of insurance commissioners, other law enforcement agent or agency, or another insurer under RCW 48.50.030, 48.50.040, 48.50.050, 48.50.055, or 48.135.050 is immune from liability in any civil or criminal action, suit, or prosecution arising from the release of the information, unless actual malice on the part of the insurance producer, title insurance agent, insurer, health care maintenance organization, health care service contractor, or authorized agency against the insured is shown.
NOTES:
Severability—Effective date—2008 c 217: See notes following RCW 48.03.020.
Effective date—2006 c 284: See RCW 48.135.901.
Terms Used In Washington Code 48.50.070
- Authorized agency: means a public agency or its official representative having legal authority to investigate criminal activity or the cause of a fire or to initiate criminal proceedings, including the following persons and agencies:
Washington Code 48.50.020Insurer: means any insurer, as defined in RCW 48. See Washington Code 48.50.020 person: may be construed to include the United States, this state, or any state or territory, or any public or private corporation or limited liability company, as well as an individual. See Washington Code 1.16.080