Sec. 38a-978. (Formerly Sec. 38-503). Use of pretext interviews.

No insurance institution, agent or insurance-support organization shall use or authorize the use of a pretext interview to obtain information in connection with an insurance transaction; except it may be used to obtain information from a person or institution that does not have a recognized privileged relationship with the person to whom the information relates for the purpose of investigating a claim where, based upon specific information available for review by the commissioner, there is a reasonable basis for suspecting criminal activity, fraud, material misrepresentation or material nondisclosure in connection with the claim.

(P.A. 81-368, S. 4, 25; P.A. 82-472, S. 120, 183.)

History: P.A. 82-472 made technical grammatical correction; Sec. 38-503 transferred to Sec. 38a-978 in 1991.