(1) Upon the termination of the appointment of an insurance producer bail bonding agent, the insurer shall, within fifteen days, notify the commissioner and the appointee of such termination by certified mail.
If the termination of an agent's appointment is for any of the causes listed in section10-1-128 or 10-2-801, the insurer shall notify the commissioner of the reason and, if the commissioner so requests, the insurer shall provide any information, records, statements, or other data pertaining to the termination that may be used by the division in any action taken under section 10-2-801.
Any information, documents, records, or statements provided pursuant to this sectionshall be privileged, and there shall be no liability on the part of, nor shall a cause of action of any nature arise against, the division, the insurance company, or any authorized representative for requesting or providing such information, documents, records, or statements; except that such information may be used by the division to pursue administrative or criminal prosecutions.
In addition to any other penalty or liability authorized by law, the failure or refusal ofany insurer to comply with the requirements of subsection (1) or (2) of this section shall be cause for the assessment against the insurer of a civil penalty of up to one thousand dollars for each such failure or refusal if, after notice to the insurer and after a hearing in accordance with section 24-4-105, C.R.S., the commissioner finds that the insurer has violated this section.
Source: L. 2004: Entire section added, p. 1749, § 1, effective July 1. L. 2012: (2) amended, (HB 12-1266), ch. 280, p. 1497, § 12, effective July 1.