| | | 2.__Annual reporting of fraudulent insurance acts.__Fraudulent | | insurance acts must be reported on an annual basis in accordance | | with this subsection. |
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| | | A.__An insurer shall, annually on or before March 1st or | | within any reasonable extension of time granted by the | | superintendent, file with the superintendent a report | | relating to fraudulent insurance acts that the insurer knew | | or reasonably believed had been committed during the | | previous calendar year.__The report must contain information | | required by the superintendent in the manner prescribed by | | the superintendent. The information must be reported on an | | aggregate basis and may not contain any information | | identifying any individuals or entities. The superintendent | | shall adopt rules necessary to define the information that | | must be reported. Rules adopted pursuant to this paragraph | | are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter | | 375, subchapter 2-A. |
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| | | B.__On or before July 1st of each year, the superintendent | | shall report to the joint standing committee of the | | Legislature having jurisdiction over insurance matters.__The | | report must include aggregate information detailing the | | fraudulent insurance activity experienced by insurers in | | this State. |
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| | | 3.__Reporting of specific fraudulent insurance acts.__ | | Fraudulent insurance acts must be reported on an individual basis | | in accordance with this subsection. |
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| | | A.__A person engaged in the business of insurance having | | knowledge or a reasonable belief that a fraudulent insurance | | act is being, will be or has been committed shall provide to | | the superintendent the information required by, and in a | | manner prescribed by, the superintendent. |
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| | | B.__Any person having knowledge or a reasonable belief that | | a fraudulent insurance act is being, will be or has been | | committed may provide to the superintendent the information | | required by, and in a manner prescribed by, the | | superintendent. |
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| | | 4.__Insurer antifraud plans.__Every insurer writing direct | | insurance shall prepare and implement an antifraud plan. This | | subsection does not apply to any agency, producer or other person | | acting on behalf of an insurer.__The superintendent may review an | | insurer's antifraud plan to determine if the plan complies with | | the requirements of this subsection.__The antifraud plan must | | outline specific procedures, appropriate to the lines of | | insurance the insurer writes in the State, to: |
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