HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	H.B. NO.	2354
TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE, 2010
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

 

relATING TO INSURANCE FRAUD.

 

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

 

     SECTION 1.  The purpose of this Act is to incorporate selected provisions from the National Conference of Insurance Legislators' model insurance fraud act into current law for the purpose of strengthening existing insurance fraud provisions.

     SECTION 2.  Chapter 431, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to article 2 to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:

     "§431:2-     Cooperation with insurance fraud investigations.  (a)  Any person or licensee that has a reasonable belief that a violation under section 431:2-403 is being or will be committed shall furnish and disclose any information to the branch for the purposes of detecting, prosecuting, or preventing insurance fraud.

     (b)  When the branch requests information from a person or licensee for the purpose of detecting, preventing, or prosecuting insurance fraud, the person or licensee shall take all reasonable actions to provide the information requested, subject to any privilege protecting the information.

     (c)  Failure to cooperate pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) shall bar eligibility from any proceeds or restitution, pursuant to section 431:2-404, resulting from branch investigations and prosecutions.

     (d)  No person or licensee furnishing or disclosing information under this section shall be subject to civil liability arising from the actions to furnish or disclose requested information."

     SECTION 3.  New statutory material is underscored.

     SECTION 4.  This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

 

INTRODUCED BY:	_____________________________

 

 

Report Title:

Insurance Fraud; Cooperation

 

Description:

Requires individuals, entities, and insurers to cooperate with insurance fraud investigations.  Bars restitution for failure to cooperate.

 

 

 

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