| (3) At the discretion of the superintendent, to a | person in the business of settlements that is aggrieved | by a fraudulent viatical or life settlement act. |
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| C.__Release of documents and evidence under paragraph B does | not abrogate or modify the privilege granted in paragraph A. |
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| | 7.__Other law enforcement or regulatory authority. This | section does not: |
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| A.__Preempt the authority or relieve the duty of other law | enforcement or regulatory agencies to investigate, examine | and prosecute suspected violations of law; |
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| B.__Prevent or prohibit a person from disclosing voluntarily | information concerning viatical or life settlement fraud to | a law enforcement or regulatory agency other than the | bureau; or |
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| C.__Limit the powers granted elsewhere by the laws of this | State to the superintendent or an insurance fraud unit to | investigate and examine possible violations of law and to | take appropriate action against wrongdoers. |
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| | 8.__Viatical or life settlement antifraud initiatives. In | accordance with this subsection, a settlement provider licensee | must have in place antifraud initiatives reasonably calculated to | detect, prosecute and prevent fraudulent viatical or life | settlement acts. |
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| A.__At the discretion of the superintendent, the | superintendent may order, or a licensee may request and the | superintendent may grant, such modifications of the required | initiatives under paragraph B as necessary to ensure an | effective antifraud program. The modifications may be more | or less restrictive than the required initiatives as long as | the modifications may reasonably be expected to accomplish | the purpose of this subsection. |
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| B.__Antifraud initiatives must include: |
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| (1)__Fraud investigators, who may be employees of a | settlement provider or independent contractors; and |
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| (2)__An antifraud plan, which must be submitted to the | superintendent. The antifraud plan must include, but is | not limited to: |
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| (a) A description of the procedures for detecting and | investigating possible fraudulent viatical or |
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