Beginning on page 8, line 28, after "(1)" strike all material through "confidential." on page 10, line 10 and insert "(a) The opinion and memorandum in support of the opinion submitted to the commissioner under RCW
48.74.025 are confidential and privileged, are exempt from disclosure pursuant to chapter
42.56 RCW, are not subject to subpoena, and are not subject to discovery or admissible in evidence in any private civil action, only if and to the extent that the opinion and memorandum supporting the opinion independently qualify for exemption from disclosure as documents, materials, or information in the possession of the commissioner pursuant to a financial conduct examination.
(b) If independently qualifying for exemption from disclosure, as provided in (a) of this subsection, the provisions of RCW
48.02.065 apply to the opinion and memorandum in support of the opinion to the same extent as documents, materials, and information in possession of the commissioner pursuant to a financial conduct examination.
(2) In addition to the provisions of RCW
48.02.065, (a) through (c) of this subsection apply to the opinion and memorandum in support of the opinion submitted to the commissioner under RCW
48.74.025.
(a) A memorandum in support of the opinion, and any other material provided by the company to the commissioner in connection with the memorandum, may be subject to subpoena for the purpose of defending an action seeking damages from the actuary submitting the memorandum by reason of an action required by this section or by rules adopted under this section.
(b) A memorandum or other material may otherwise be released by the commissioner with the written consent of the company or to the American academy of actuaries upon request stating that the memorandum or other material is required for the purpose of professional disciplinary proceedings and setting forth procedures satisfactory to the commissioner for preserving the confidentiality of the memorandum or other material.
(c) Once any portion of the confidential memorandum is cited by the company in its marketing or is cited before a governmental agency other than a state insurance department or is released by the company to the news media, all portions of the confidential memorandum are no longer confidential.
(3) Included in those agencies or organizations with which the commissioner may share the opinion and memorandum in support of the opinion, as provided in this section and RCW
48.02.065, is the office of the attorney general for purposes of investigating any consumer protection or antitrust action."
Beginning on page 38, line 28, strike all of sections 19, 20, and 21 and insert the following:
"
Sec. 19. RCW 42.56.400 and 2015 c 122 s 13 and 2015 c 17 s 10 are each reenacted and amended to read as follows:
The following information relating to insurance and financial institutions is exempt from disclosure under this chapter:
(1) Records maintained by the board of industrial insurance appeals that are related to appeals of crime victims' compensation claims filed with the board under RCW
7.68.110;
(2) Information obtained and exempted or withheld from public inspection by the health care authority under RCW
41.05.026, whether retained by the authority, transferred to another state purchased health care program by the authority, or transferred by the authority to a technical review committee created to facilitate the development, acquisition, or implementation of state purchased health care under chapter
41.05 RCW;
(3) The names and individual identification data of either all owners or all insureds, or both, received by the insurance commissioner under chapter
48.102 RCW;
(6) Examination reports and information obtained by the department of financial institutions from banks under RCW
30A.04.075, from savings banks under RCW
32.04.220, from savings and loan associations under RCW
33.04.110, from credit unions under RCW
31.12.565, from check cashers and sellers under RCW
31.45.030(3), and from securities brokers and investment advisers under RCW
21.20.100, all of which is confidential and privileged information;
(7) Information provided to the insurance commissioner under RCW
48.110.040(3);
(8) Documents, materials, or information obtained by the insurance commissioner under RCW
48.02.065, all of which are confidential and privileged;
(9) Documents, materials, or information obtained by the insurance commissioner under RCW
48.31B.015(2) (l) and (m),
48.31B.025,
48.31B.030, and
48.31B.035, all of which are confidential and privileged;
(10) Data filed under RCW
48.140.020,
48.140.030,
48.140.050, and
7.70.140 that, alone or in combination with any other data, may reveal the identity of a claimant, health care provider, health care facility, insuring entity, or self-insurer involved in a particular claim or a collection of claims. For the purposes of this subsection:
(a) "Claimant" has the same meaning as in RCW
48.140.010(2).
(b) "Health care facility" has the same meaning as in RCW
48.140.010(6).
(c) "Health care provider" has the same meaning as in RCW
48.140.010(7).
(d) "Insuring entity" has the same meaning as in RCW
48.140.010(8).
(e) "Self-insurer" has the same meaning as in RCW
48.140.010(11);
(11) Documents, materials, or information obtained by the insurance commissioner under RCW
48.135.060;
(12) Documents, materials, or information obtained by the insurance commissioner under RCW
48.37.060;
(13) Confidential and privileged documents obtained or produced by the insurance commissioner and identified in RCW
48.37.080;
(14) Documents, materials, or information obtained by the insurance commissioner under RCW
48.37.140;
(15) Documents, materials, or information obtained by the insurance commissioner under RCW
48.17.595;
(16) Documents, materials, or information obtained by the insurance commissioner under RCW
48.102.051(1) and
48.102.140 (3) and (7)(a)(ii);
(17) Documents, materials, or information obtained by the insurance commissioner in the commissioner's capacity as receiver under RCW
48.31.025 and
48.99.017, which are records under the jurisdiction and control of the receivership court. The commissioner is not required to search for, log, produce, or otherwise comply with the public records act for any records that the commissioner obtains under chapters
48.31 and
48.99 RCW in the commissioner's capacity as a receiver, except as directed by the receivership court;
(18) Documents, materials, or information obtained by the insurance commissioner under RCW
48.13.151;
(19) Data, information, and documents provided by a carrier pursuant to section 1, chapter 172, Laws of 2010;
(20) Information in a filing of usage-based insurance about the usage-based component of the rate pursuant to RCW
48.19.040(5)(b);
(21) Data, information, and documents, other than those described in RCW
48.02.210(2), that are submitted to the office of the insurance commissioner by an entity providing health care coverage pursuant to RCW
28A.400.275 and
48.02.210;
(22) Data, information, and documents obtained by the insurance commissioner under RCW
48.29.017;
(23) Information not subject to public inspection or public disclosure under RCW
48.43.730(5);
((and
(23) [(24)])) (24) Documents, materials, or information obtained by the insurance commissioner under chapter
48.05A RCW
; and
(25) Documents, materials, or information obtained by the insurance commissioner under RCW 48.74.025, sections 6, 13(6), 14(2) (b) and (c), and 15 of this act to the extent such documents, materials, or information independently qualify for exemption from disclosure as documents, materials, or information in possession of the commissioner pursuant to a financial conduct examination and exempt from disclosure under RCW 48.02.065.
Sec. 20. RCW 42.56.400 and 2015 c 122 s 14 and 2015 c 17 s 11 are each reenacted and amended to read as follows:
The following information relating to insurance and financial institutions is exempt from disclosure under this chapter:
(1) Records maintained by the board of industrial insurance appeals that are related to appeals of crime victims' compensation claims filed with the board under RCW
7.68.110;
(2) Information obtained and exempted or withheld from public inspection by the health care authority under RCW
41.05.026, whether retained by the authority, transferred to another state purchased health care program by the authority, or transferred by the authority to a technical review committee created to facilitate the development, acquisition, or implementation of state purchased health care under chapter
41.05 RCW;
(3) The names and individual identification data of either all owners or all insureds, or both, received by the insurance commissioner under chapter
48.102 RCW;
(6) Examination reports and information obtained by the department of financial institutions from banks under RCW
30A.04.075, from savings banks under RCW
32.04.220, from savings and loan associations under RCW
33.04.110, from credit unions under RCW
31.12.565, from check cashers and sellers under RCW
31.45.030(3), and from securities brokers and investment advisers under RCW
21.20.100, all of which is confidential and privileged information;
(7) Information provided to the insurance commissioner under RCW
48.110.040(3);
(8) Documents, materials, or information obtained by the insurance commissioner under RCW
48.02.065, all of which are confidential and privileged;
(9) Documents, materials, or information obtained by the insurance commissioner under RCW
48.31B.015(2) (l) and (m),
48.31B.025,
48.31B.030, and
48.31B.035, all of which are confidential and privileged;
(10) Data filed under RCW
48.140.020,
48.140.030,
48.140.050, and
7.70.140 that, alone or in combination with any other data, may reveal the identity of a claimant, health care provider, health care facility, insuring entity, or self-insurer involved in a particular claim or a collection of claims. For the purposes of this subsection:
(a) "Claimant" has the same meaning as in RCW
48.140.010(2).
(b) "Health care facility" has the same meaning as in RCW
48.140.010(6).
(c) "Health care provider" has the same meaning as in RCW
48.140.010(7).
(d) "Insuring entity" has the same meaning as in RCW
48.140.010(8).
(e) "Self-insurer" has the same meaning as in RCW
48.140.010(11);
(11) Documents, materials, or information obtained by the insurance commissioner under RCW
48.135.060;
(12) Documents, materials, or information obtained by the insurance commissioner under RCW
48.37.060;
(13) Confidential and privileged documents obtained or produced by the insurance commissioner and identified in RCW
48.37.080;
(14) Documents, materials, or information obtained by the insurance commissioner under RCW
48.37.140;
(15) Documents, materials, or information obtained by the insurance commissioner under RCW
48.17.595;
(16) Documents, materials, or information obtained by the insurance commissioner under RCW
48.102.051(1) and
48.102.140 (3) and (7)(a)(ii);
(17) Documents, materials, or information obtained by the insurance commissioner in the commissioner's capacity as receiver under RCW
48.31.025 and
48.99.017, which are records under the jurisdiction and control of the receivership court. The commissioner is not required to search for, log, produce, or otherwise comply with the public records act for any records that the commissioner obtains under chapters
48.31 and
48.99 RCW in the commissioner's capacity as a receiver, except as directed by the receivership court;
(18) Documents, materials, or information obtained by the insurance commissioner under RCW
48.13.151;
(19) Data, information, and documents provided by a carrier pursuant to section 1, chapter 172, Laws of 2010;
(20) Information in a filing of usage-based insurance about the usage-based component of the rate pursuant to RCW
48.19.040(5)(b);
(21) Data, information, and documents, other than those described in RCW
48.02.210(2), that are submitted to the office of the insurance commissioner by an entity providing health care coverage pursuant to RCW
28A.400.275 and
48.02.210;
(22) Data, information, and documents obtained by the insurance commissioner under RCW
48.29.017;
((and))
(23) Documents, materials, or information obtained by the insurance commissioner under chapter
48.05A RCW
; and
(24) Documents, materials, or information obtained by the insurance commissioner under RCW 48.74.025, sections 6, 13(6), 14(2) (b) and (c), and 15 of this act to the extent such documents, materials, or information independently qualify for exemption from disclosure as documents, materials, or information in possession of the commissioner pursuant to a financial conduct examination and exempt from disclosure under RCW 48.02.065.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 21. Sections 1 through 19 of this act take effect January 1, 2017."