(a) The Commissioner shall preserve in permanent form records of his proceedings, hearings, investigations, and examinations, and shall file such records in his office.
(b) The records of the Commissioner and insurance filings in his office shall be open to public inspection, except as otherwise provided in this title.
(c) Five years after conclusion of transactions to which they relate, the Commissioner may destroy any correspondence, claim files, working papers of examinations of insurers, reports of examination of insurers by insurance supervisory officials of other jurisdictions, void or obsolete filings relating to rates, license applications, cards, and records, expired bonds, records of hearings, investigations, and any similar records, documents, or memoranda now or hereafter in his possession.
(d) Ten years after the year to which they relate, the Commissioner may destroy any foreign or alien insurer's annual statements, valuation reports, tax reports, or similar records or reports now or hereafter in his possession.
(e) The Commissioner shall concurrently execute and file in a separate, permanent office file a certificate listing and giving a summary description of the records, files, documents, memoranda, as they are destroyed.