1-A. Fee for filing annual report. The fee for filing the annual report is the same as for an insurer as provided in section 601. On or before July 1st of each year, the superintendent shall forward to each viatical settlement provider an itemized bill for the amount due for the filing of the annual statement and the amount due for the certificate of authority annual fee.

2. Privacy protection. Except as otherwise required or permitted by law, a viatical settlement provider, viatical settlement producer, independent viatical producer, institutional investor, insurance company, insurance producer, independent insurance producer, information bureau, rating company or any other person with actual knowledge of the identity of a viator, or of the insured if other than the viator, may not disclose that identity, or the insured's financial or medical information, to any other person unless the viator, or the insured if other than the viator, provides written consent to the disclosure and the disclosure:

A. Is made to a viatical settlement provider, a viatical producer, an independent viatical producer, an institutional investor or other person determined by rule and is necessary to effect the viatical settlement between the viator and the viatical settlement provider necessary to effectuate a settlement contract between the viator and a settlement provider and the viator and the insured have provided prior written consent to the disclosure;

B. Is provided in response to an investigation or examination by the superintendent or any other government officer or agency pursuant to section 6807; or

C. Is necessary to facilitate permit a financing transaction and is made either to a licensed viatical settlement provider or to an institutional investor. entity, related provider trust or special purpose entity to finance the purchase of policies by a settlement provider and the viator and insured have provided prior written consent to the disclosure;