Certain viatical settlement participants must file an annual statement with the commissioner, and covered persons generally may not disclose an insured’s identity or financial or medical information except in listed situations.
§1795. Reporting requirements and privacy A. Each person acting as a viatical settlement broker, viatical settlement provider, or viatical settlement investment agent, including but not limited to licensed insurance producers acting as viatical settlement brokers pursuant to the authority granted by R.S. 22:1792(A)(1), shall file with the commissioner on or before March first of each year an annual statement containing such information as the commissioner may prescribe by regulation. Such information shall be limited to those transactions where the viator is a resident of this state. If there is more than one viator on a single policy and the viators are residents of different states, the viatical settlement shall be governed by the law of the state in which the viator having the largest percentage of ownership resides or, if the viators hold equal percentages of ownership, the state of residence of one viator agreed upon in writing by all viators. B. Except as otherwise allowed or required by law, a viatical settlement provider, viatical settlement broker, viatical settlement investment agent, insurance company, insurance producer, information bureau, rating agency or company, or any other person with actual knowledge of an insured's identity shall not disclose that identity as an insured, or the insured's financial or medical information to any other person unless the disclosure: (1) Is necessary to effect a viatical settlement between the viator and a viatical settlement provider and the viator and insured have provided prior written consent to the disclosure; (2) Is necessary to effect a viatical settlement purchase agreement between the viatical settlement purchaser and a viatical settlement provider and the viator and insured have provided prior written consent to the disclosure; (3) Is provided in response to an investigation or examination by the commissioner or any other governmental officer or agency or pursuant to the requirements of R.S. 22:1801(C); (4) Is a term of or condition to the transfer of a policy by one viatical settlement provider to another viatical settlement provider; (5) Is necessary to permit a financing entity, related provider trust, or special purpose entity to finance the purchase of policies by a viatical settlement provider and the viator and insured have provided prior written consent to the disclosure; (6) Is necessary to allow the viatical settlement provider or viatical settlement broker or their authorized representatives to make contacts for the purpose of determining health status; or (7) Is required to purchase stop loss coverage. Acts 2003, No. 343, §1; Acts 2006, No. 369, §1, eff. June 15, 2006; Redesignated from R.S. 22:193 by Acts 2008, No. 415, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.