Any insurance company, on its own initiative, may provide and disclose information relating to fraud or potential fraud to such authorized persons. Any insurance company may request any such employee to release information relative to any departmental investigation concerning the loss. Any information obtained relative to fraud or potential fraud may be disclosed to any central reporting bureau and any law enforcement agency. Such reports shall be filed in a manner prescribed by the commissioner. In the absence of fraud, malice or criminal act, no insurance company, authorized employee or person who furnished information on behalf of such company or department, shall be liable for damages in a civil action or subject to criminal prosecution for any oral or written statement made pursuant to the provisions of this section.
Insurance fraud is a class D felony.