ORS § 731.264

Current through 2024 Regular Session legislation effective April 17, 2024
Section 731.264 - Complaints and investigations confidential; permitted disclosures; rules
(1) A complaint made to the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services against any person regulated by the Insurance Code, and the record of the complaint, is confidential and may not be disclosed except as provided in ORS 705.137. The complaint, and the record of the complaint, may not be used in any action, suit or proceeding except to the extent the director considers necessary in prosecuting apparent violations of the Insurance Code or other law.
(2) Data gathered pursuant to an investigation by the director of a complaint is confidential, may not be disclosed except as provided in ORS 705.137 and may not be used in any action, suit or proceeding except to the extent the director considers necessary in investigating or prosecuting apparent violations of the Insurance Code or other law.
(3) Notwithstanding subsections (1) and (2) of this section, the director shall establish by rule a method for publishing an annual statistical report containing the insurer's name and the number, percentage, type and disposition of complaints the Department of Consumer and Business Services receives against each insurer that transacts insurance within this state.

ORS 731.264

Amended by 2016 Ch. 62,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2016, op. 1/1/2021.
1967 c.359 §59; 1971 c.231 §11; 1987 c.481 §1; 1987 c.774 §149; 2001 c.377 §4