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misrepresentation, concealment, malfeasance, deceptive | | practices or any other fraudulent conduct as described in this | | chapter; |
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| | | D.__Requesting court orders; |
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| | | E.__Subpoenaing witnesses and administering oaths pursuant | | to an investigation; and |
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| | | F.__Compelling the production of books, papers, reports or | | other documents or electronic files by subpoena duces tecum. |
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| | | §2194.__Special investigation groups |
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| | | An insurer or self-insured entity licensed or authorized under | | this Title shall create a special investigation group within the | | insurer's or self-insured's organization.__The special | | investigation group must consist of at least one employee or | | outside contractor who is licensed as a private investigator | | under Title 32, chapter 89 and has experience in insurance fraud | | investigations and monitoring.__A special investigation group | | under this section shall monitor the organization under which it | | is formed for instances of insurance fraud and report all | | fraudulent claims and other fraudulent activity to the unit | | pursuant to section 2186 and provide assistance as requested by | | the unit. |
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| | | §2195.__Confidentiality and privilege |
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| | | All papers, documents, files, reports and evidence related to | | an investigation by the unit are confidential and not public | | records pursuant to Title 1, section 402, subsection 3, paragraph | | A.__All papers, documents, files, reports and evidence related to | | an investigation by the unit are privileged and not subject to | | subpoena, discovery or disclosure in any proceeding except in a | | related action initiated by the unit. |
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| | | 1.__Assessment.__A 25__fee must be assessed on an insurance | | policy for direct insurance in the State, except an insurance | | policy for credit, home warranty or title insurance.__For every | | insurance policy in which a fee is assessed under this | | subsection, the insurance contract for that insurance policy must | | state the following:__"A fee of 25__has been assessed on this | | policy to fight insurance fraud in the State of Maine."__The fee | | assessed pursuant to this subsection must be deposited in the | | Insurance Fraud Fund established under subsection 2. |
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