Insurance Ordinance

(1)
No duty which a prescribed person may be subject to shall be regarded as
                contravened by reason of his communicating in good faith to the
                Authority,
                whether or not in response to a request made by the
                Authority,
                any information or opinion on a
matter—
(Amended
12 of 2015 s. 2
)
(a)
of which he becomes aware in his capacity as a prescribed person
                    (including, in the case of a former auditor, former actuary or former accountant
                    referred to in the definition of
prescribed person
, a matter of
                    which he became aware when he was an auditor, actuary or accountant, as the case
                    may be, referred to in that definition); and
(b)
which is relevant to any function of the
                    Authority
                    under this Ordinance.
(Amended
12 of 2015 s. 2
)
(2)
For the avoidance of doubt, it is hereby declared that a matter referred to in
                subsection (1) may be a matter which relates to a person 
                other
than—
(Amended
12 of 2015 s. 70
)
(a)
an authorized insurer;
(b)
a former insurer;
(c)
a licensed insurance broker company;
(d)
a former licensed insurance broker company;
(Amended
18 of 2020 s. 10
)
(e)
a person who was formerly an authorized insurance broker within the meaning
                    of the pre-amended
                    Ordinance;
(Added
12 of 2015 s. 70
. Amended
18 of 2020 s. 10
)
(f)
a designated insurance holding company (or any other member of its
                    supervised group); or
(Added
18 of 2020 s. 10
)
(g)
a former designated insurance holding company (or any other member of its
                    supervised group).
(Added
18 of 2020 s. 10
)