GA Code § 33-62-3 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 33 - Insurance|Chapter 62 - Property and Casualty Actuarial Opinion Law|§ 33-62-3. Submission of Supporting Documentation; Confidentiality; Disclosure

  The statement of actuarial opinion shall be provided with the annual statement in accordance with rules and regulations promulgated by the Commissioner regarding property and casualty annual statement instructions and shall be treated as a public document.     Documents, materials, or other information in the possession or control of the department that are considered an actuarial report, work papers, or actuarial opinion summary provided in support of the opinion and any other material provided by the insurance company to the Commissioner in connection with the actuarial report, work papers, or the actuarial opinion summary shall be confidential by law and privileged, shall not be subject to disclosure under Article 4 of Chapter 18 of Title 50, shall not be subject to subpoena, and shall not be subject to discovery or admissible in evidence in any private civil action.   The provisions of this subsection shall not be construed to limit the Commissioner's authority to release the documents to the Actuarial Board for Counseling and Discipline so long as the material is required for the purpose of professional disciplinary proceedings and that the Actuarial Board for Counseling and Discipline establishes procedures satisfactory to the Commissioner for preserving the confidentiality of the documents. In addition, the provisions of this subsection shall not be construed to limit the Commissioner's authority to use the documents, materials, or other information in furtherance of any regulatory or legal action brought as a part of the Commissioner's official duties.     Neither the Commissioner nor any person who received documents, materials, or other information while acting under the authority of the Commissioner shall be permitted or required to testify in any private civil action concerning such confidential documents, materials, or other information subject to subsection (b) of this Code section.   In order to assist the Commissioner in the performance of his or her duties, the Commissioner may:   Share documents, materials, and other information, including confidential and privileged documents, materials, and information subject to subsection (b) of this Code section with other state, federal, and international regulatory agencies, with the National Association of Insurance Commissioners and its affiliates and subsidiaries, and with state, federal, and international law enforcement authorities, provided that the recipient agrees to maintain the confidentiality and privileged status of the document, material, or other information and has the legal authority to maintain confidentiality;   Receive documents, materials, and other information, including otherwise confidential and privileged documents, materials, or information, from the National Association of Insurance Commissioners and its affiliates and subsidiaries and from regulatory and law enforcement officials of other foreign or domestic jurisdictions. The Commissioner shall maintain as confidential and privileged any document, material, or information received with notice and the understanding that it is confidential or privileged under the laws of the jurisdiction that is the source of the document, material, or information; and   Enter into agreements concerning sharing and use of information consistent with this subsection and subsections (b) and (c) of this Code section.     No waiver of any applicable privilege or claim of confidentiality in the documents, materials, or information shall occur as a result of disclosure to the Commissioner under this Code section or as a result of sharing as authorized by subsection (d) of this Code section.     (Code 1981, §33-62-3, enacted by Ga. L. 2008, p. 1090, § 4/SB 471.)