(a) The Legislature finds and declares that there is no statutory authority for the commissioner to gather information or data on life insurance, annuity, or disability products for the purpose of evaluating trends in the marketplace or the uses these contracts serve.

(b) The commissioner may collect, compile, analyze, and report data relating to life and disability insurance, annuity contracts, and related contracts offered, issued, delivered, or renewed in this state through any method of marketing.

(c) Any officer, manager, agent, or employee of any institution offering life and disability insurance, annuity contracts, or related contracts, shall, upon request by the commissioner, exhibit to the commissioner all books, records, accounts, documents, or agreements governing its method of operation, together with all data, statistics, and information of every kind and character collected or considered by the institution in the conduct of its operations.

(d) The commissioner may adopt reasonable rules and regulations requiring an annual reporting of the data authorized for collection under this section.

(e) The commissioner may, for the purpose of furthering the uniform administration of regulatory laws, exchange information and data with law enforcement officials of this and other states relating to the implementation of the reporting requirements imposed by this section, and may consult with those officials regarding that information and data.

(Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 166, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2004.)