Wyoming Insurance Fraud Prevention Act
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HB0050 Bill No.: HB0050 Drafter: LGC LSO No.: 12LSO-0214 Effective Date: July 1, 2012 Enrolled Act No.: HEA0020 Chapter No.: CH0044 Prime Sponsor: Representative Brown Catch Title: Insurance fraud prevention. Subject: Immunity from liability for providing information on insurance fraud. Summary/Major Elements: Current law provides immunity for persons providing information to the insurance commissioner about a potential violation of the insurance statutes if the information is provided in good faith and without fraudulent intent. This act extends that immunity to persons providing information to law enforcement agencies. The act also extends the immunity to information about other criminal investigations. This act provides that a person providing the information described above may be entitled to an award of attorneys fees if he is the prevailing party in a civil cause of action for libel, slander or any other tort action arising from the provision of the information.
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Why they voted this way
The lawmaker supports concurring with the amendments because removing language about unspecified governmental agencies and limiting investigations to criminal ones under Title VI causes no harm to the bill.
Why they voted this way
The lawmaker supports the bill because they believe it is necessary to allow communication between parties to prevent and detect fraud by tying the language back to the criminal code.
Why they voted this way
The lawmaker opposes the bill because they believe criminal code provisions are sufficient to handle fraud and view the measure as an unnecessary expansion of governmental agency power.
Why they voted this way
The lawmaker supports passing the bill to provide immunity for good faith communications between insurance companies and law enforcement regarding suspected fraud, which otherwise would not occur due to fear of lawsuits.
Why they voted this way
The lawmaker supports amending the bill to remove language they believe is too broad, as it opens communication channels to the entire criminal code rather than limiting them.
Why they voted this way
The lawmaker explains that the bill addresses a problem where insurance companies cannot speak with law enforcement about detected fraud without first obtaining a subpoena, which requires probable cause. The legislation allows them to communicate with law enforcement directly and removes liability for doing so.
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Failed 3rd reading by QUARBERG
Adopted Standing Committee by H01
Adopted 2nd reading by ROSS