RSA 401-D:7 NAIC and Third-Party Consultants.

I. The commissioner may retain, at the insurer's expense, third-party consultants, including attorneys, actuaries, accountants, and other experts not otherwise a part of the commissioner's staff as may be reasonably necessary to assist the commissioner in reviewing the CGAD and related information or the insurer's compliance with this chapter.
II. Any persons retained under paragraph I shall be under the direction and control of the commissioner and shall act in a purely advisory capacity.
III. The NAIC and third-party consultants shall be subject to the same confidentiality standards and requirements as the commissioner.
IV. As part of the retention process, a third-party consultant shall verify to the commissioner, with notice to the insurer, that it is free of a