Section 33-1-1205 - Duties of authorized insurers, adjusters, administrators, consultants, and producers - notice exception(1) Each insurer, independent adjuster, independent administrator, independent consultant, and independent producer shall cooperate fully with the commissioner with respect to the provisions of this part.(2) Except as provided in subsection (4), an insurer, an officer, or an employee of the insurer, an independent adjuster, an independent administrator, an independent consultant, or an independent producer who has reason to believe that an insurance fraud has been or is being committed shall provide notice of the alleged insurance fraud to the commissioner within 60 days. A producer of an insurer who has reason to believe that an insurance fraud has been or is being committed shall report the alleged fraud to the insurer within 60 days of discovery of the alleged insurance fraud. The insurer shall review the report. If the insurer determines that there is reasonable likelihood that fraud has occurred, the insurer shall forward the report to the commissioner within 30 days of receipt of the report.(3) Notice to the commissioner by an insurer who has reason to believe that an insurance fraud has been committed in connection with an insurance claim, application, or policy tolls any applicable time period, for the commissioner, in any applicable insurance statute or related insurance regulation, or any applicable provisions of Title 33, chapter 1, part 15, and tolls any time period arising under 33-18-232 or 33-18-242 regarding unfair claims settlement practices.(4) Notice of an alleged insurance fraud involving an insurance claim or application submitted to the state compensation insurance fund or a policy issued by the state compensation insurance fund must be made within 60 days to the fraud detection and prevention unit established pursuant to 39-71-211.Amended by Laws 2017, Ch. 396,Sec. 15, eff. 5/19/2017.En. Sec. 5, Ch. 237, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 276, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 531, L. 1997.