(a) A person is not liable in a civil action, including an action for libel or slander, for collecting, reviewing, analyzing, disseminating, or reporting information collected from annual statements filed under Article 1.11 if the person is:
- (1) the department, the commissioner, or an employee of the department;
- (2) a member or employee of or delegate to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners or an authorized committee, subcommittee, or task force of that association; or
- (3) another person who is responsible for collecting, reviewing, analyzing, and disseminating information from filed annual statement convention blanks.
- (b) Subsection (a) does not apply to a person who acts with malice.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 101, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.