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House Bill No. 5506

Public Act No. 22-118 341 of 739

jurisdiction of any order of rehabilitation or liquidation against the insurance company and to the authority of any rehabilitator or liquidator for the insurance company appointed pursuant to chapter 704c, for the purpose of interpreting, enforcing and overseeing the affiliate's obligations under the agreements or contracts to perform services for the insurance company that: (A) Are an integral part of the insurance company's operations, including, but not limited to, management, administration, accounting, data processing, marketing, underwriting, claims handling, investment or any other similar functions; or (B) Are essential to the insurance company's ability to fulfill its obligations under insurance policies. (2) The commissioner may require that an agreement or contract pursuant to subparagraph (D) of subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of this section for provisions or services set forth in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subdivision (1) of this subsection specify that the affiliate consents to the jurisdiction described in subdivision (1) of this subsection. Sec. 215. Section 38a-137 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): (a) All information, documents, materials and copies thereof obtained by or disclosed to the commissioner or any other person in the course of an examination or investigation made pursuant to section 38a-14a and all information reported, furnished or filed pursuant to sections 38a-131, 38a-135 and 38a-136 shall (1) be confidential by law and privileged, (2) not be subject to disclosure under section 1-210, (3) not be subject to subpoena, and (4) not be subject to discovery or admissible in evidence in any civil action. The commissioner shall not make such information, documents, materials or copies public without the prior written consent of the insurance company to which it pertains unless the commissioner,