Sec. 38a-913. (Formerly Sec. 38-431). Confidentiality of proceedings. - Connecticut Statutes

      Sec. 38a-913. (Formerly Sec. 38-431). Confidentiality of proceedings. In all proceedings and judicial reviews thereof pursuant to section 38a-912, all records of the insurer, other documents and all Insurance Department files and court records and papers, so far as they pertain to or are a part of the record of the proceedings, shall be and remain confidential, and all papers filed with the clerk of the Superior Court shall be held by the clerk in a confidential file, except as is necessary to obtain compliance with any order entered in connection with such proceedings, unless: (1) The Superior Court, after hearing arguments in chambers, orders otherwise; (2) the insurer requests that the matter be made public; or (3) the commissioner applies for an order under section 38a-914 or section 38a-919.

      (P.A. 79-382, S. 11; P.A. 80-482, S. 4, 345, 348; P.A. 92-93, S. 9; P.A. 98-214, S. 8.)

      History: P.A. 80-482 abolished the department of business regulation and restored its division of insurance as an independent department (as it was prior to creation of the business regulation department in P.A. 77-614); Sec. 38-431 transferred to Sec. 38a-913 in 1991; P.A. 92-93 made technical corrections for statutory consistency; P.A. 98-214 added requirement that all papers filed with clerk of Superior Court be held by clerk in a confidential file except as necessary to obtain compliance with any order entered in connection with proceedings, added Subdiv. designators (1) and (2) before existing exceptions, and added new Subdiv. (3) re exception for when the commissioner applies for an order.