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...is hereby designated a criminal justice agency in investigating reported violations of law relating to insurance, and as such is authorized by this state to apply for access to the computerized databases administered by the national crime information center or the law enforcement automated data system in Ohio, and to other computerized databases administered for the purpose of making criminal justice information acce...

...icers, or employees to issue or deliver agency company stock or other capital stock or benefit certificates or shares in any common-law corporation or securities or any special or advisory board contracts or other contracts of any kind promising returns and profits as an inducement to insurance. (F) Except as provided in section 3901.213 of the Revised Code, making or permitting any unfair discrimination among indi...

...(A) With respect to any insurer registered under section 3901.33 of the Revised Code and in accordance with division (C) of this section, the superintendent of insurance may participate in a supervisory college for any domestic insurer that is part of an insurance holding company system with international operations in order to determine compliance by the insurer with sections 3901.32 to 3901.37 of the Revised ...

...(A) As used in this section, "insurance fraud investigation" means any investigation conducted by the superintendent of insurance or a designee of the superintendent that relates to a fraudulent insurance act as defined in section 3999.31 of the Revised Code. (B) All documents, reports, and evidence in the possession of the superintendent or the superintendent's designee that pertain to an insurance fraud investiga...

...(A) The original work papers of a certified public accountant performing an audit of an insurance company or health insuring corporation doing business in this state that is required by rule or by any section of the Revised Code to file an audited financial report with the superintendent of insurance shall remain the property of the certified public accountant. Any copies of these work papers voluntarily given to the...

...As used in sections 3901.51 to 3901.55 of the Revised Code: (A) "Clearing corporation" has the same meaning as in section 1308.01 of the Revised Code, except that with respect to securities issued by institutions organized or existing under the laws of any foreign country or securities used to meet the deposit requirements pursuant to the laws of a foreign country as a condition of doing business in that country, "c...

...(A) Except as provided in sections 3901.63 and 3901.64 of the Revised Code, a domestic ceding insurer that is authorized to do any insurance business in this state may take credit for any reinsurance ceded as either an asset or a reduction of liability only if one of the following applies: (1) The reinsurance is ceded to an assuming insurer that is authorized to do any insurance or reinsurance business in this sta...

... the case of a United States branch or agency office of a foreign banking organization, is chartered under the laws of the United States or any state thereof and has been granted authority to operate with fiduciary powers. (b) The institution is regulated, supervised, and examined by federal or state officials that have regulatory authority over banks and trust companies. (C) The funds held directly by the ce...

...(A) Each report obtained by or disclosed to the superintendent of insurance pursuant to sections 3901.67 to 3901.70 of the Revised Code is confidential and privileged and is not subject to subpoena. Except as provided in division (B) of this section, the report shall not be made public by the superintendent or any other persons. (B) Notwithstanding division (A) of this section, the superintendent may do any of the...

...(A) In all proceedings and judicial reviews thereof under sections 3903.09 and 3903.10 of the Revised Code, all records of the insurer, other documents, and all department of insurance files and court records and papers, so far as they pertain to or are a part of the record of the proceedings, shall be and remain confidential and privileged except as is necessary to enforce compliance with those sections, unless and ...

...(A) Every property and casualty insurance company doing business in this state, except as exempted by the superintendent of insurance, annually, shall cause to be prepared by a qualified actuary, appointed by the company, the following documents: (1) An actuarial opinion that certifies to the reasonableness of the insurance company's reserves and that shall be entitled a "statement of actuarial opinion"; ...

...(A) The superintendent of insurance shall keep all of the following confidential: (1) An RBC report, to the extent that information contained in the report is not required to be included in an annual statement available to the public; (2) An RBC plan; (3) The results of, or a report on, an examination or analysis conducted pursuant to division (B)(2) of section 3903.84 of the Revised Code, and a corrective order i...

...rt organization or a consumer reporting agency to copy and disclose recorded personal information on its behalf. (F) The rights granted to individuals in this section extend to all natural persons to the extent information about them is collected and maintained by an insurance institution, agent, or insurance support organization in connection with an insurance transaction. The rights granted to all natural person...

...atus or relationship to another person, agency, or entity, or using in any way a professional designation that has not been conferred upon the person by the appropriate accrediting organization; (28) Obtaining a premium loan or policy surrender or causing a premium loan or policy surrender to be made to or in the name of an insured or policyholder without that person's knowledge and written authorization; (29) Us...

... stock of any life insurance company or agency for which the person is appointed to sell life insurance, or of any issuer that owns or controls more than one fourth of the shares of any of such companies, or any rights or options to acquire any of such shares. This section does not prohibit the sale of shares of any investment company registered under the "Investment Company Act of 1940," 54 Stat. 789, 15 U.S.C.A....

...(A)(1) All records and other information obtained by the superintendent of insurance or the superintendent's deputies, examiners, assistants, or other employees, or agents relating to an investigation of an applicant for licensure under this chapter, or of an agent, solicitor, broker, or other person licensed or appointed under this chapter or Chapter 3951. or 3959. of the Revised Code, are confidential and are not p...

...nce broker, information bureau, rating agency or company, or any other person with actual knowledge of a viator or an insured's identity, shall not disclose that identity, including the viator or insured's name and individual identification data, or the viator or insured's financial or medical information, unless any of the following apply: (A) The disclosure is necessary to effect a viatical settlement, an...

...r the auspices of a federal government agency or nationally recognized federal research institute, including any of the following: (a) The federal agency for health care research and quality; (b) The national institutes of health; (c) The national cancer institute; (d) The national academy of sciences; (e) The centers for medicare and medicaid services; (f) The federal food and drug administration; (g) Any n...

...ederal, state, or local law enforcement agency or a prosecuting attorney of any county may request any insurance company, or agent authorized by the company to act on its behalf, that has investigated or is investigating a claim involving motor vehicle insurance or vessel insurance to release any information in its possession relevant to the claim. The company or agent shall release the information that is requested ...

...r employee or officer of such agent or agency of an authorized insurer who adjusts losses for such insurer solely under policies issued through such agency; (5) Any independent adjuster representing an insurer.

...For a title agency that is a joint venture that is set to dissolve or terminate on a specified date, all members of that joint venture shall be allowed or invited to join any successor joint ventures formed upon dissolution or termination of the original joint venture, and the percentage of ownership in any successor joint venture shall not be based on the percentage of title insurance business referred to the origin...

... department, board, office, commission, agency, institution, or other instrumentality or entity of any branch of state government, any political subdivision of this state, the United States or any agency of the United States, or any separate or joint governmental self-insurance or risk-pooling program, plan, or pool; (G) Contracts of any corporation by which health services are to be provided to its subscribers; (H...

...0.01 of the Revised Code, if the public agency administering those laws has made a determination that the protection of the Ohio insurance guaranty association provided by Chapter 3955. of the Revised Code is not necessary and that insurance provided by a risk retention group is acceptable to the public agency under the standards of the law that it administers. (C) When a purchasing group obtains insurance covering ...

...(A) The superintendent of insurance may examine or investigate the business and affairs of a discount medical plan organization as the superintendent deems appropriate to protect the interests of the residents of this state. (B) When examining or investigating a discount medical plan organization pursuant to division (A) of this section, the superintendent may do both of the following: (1) Order a discount medical ...

...e state or federal government, a state agency, or federal agency for health care services provided through a program for medicaid or medicare; (B) A contract for payments made to providers for rendering health care services to claimants pursuant to claims made under Chapter 4121., 4123., 4127., or 4131. of the Revised Code; (C) An exclusive contract between a health insuring corporation and a single group...