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§  4406.  Examinations;  publication.  (a)  All  reports and copies of
reports of examinations and investigations of any employee welfare fund,
shall be confidential communications, shall not be subject  to  subpoena
and   shall   not  be  made  public  unless,  in  the  judgment  of  the
superintendent, the ends of justice and the  public  advantage  will  be
served  by the publication thereof, in which event he may publish a copy
of any such report or any part thereof in such manner  as  he  may  deem
proper.

(b) In any action or proceeding against the trustees of any fund, or against its other officers, agents, or employees, such report, or any part thereof, if published by the superintendent, shall be admissible in evidence and shall be presumptive evidence of the facts stated therein.

(c) The superintendent may assemble and file for public inspection such information covering:

(1) forms of trust indentures in use;

(2) commission and fee schedules adopted by insurers;

(3) compensation paid to trustees of employee welfare funds; and

(4) such other matters affecting the establishment and administration of such funds as, in his opinion, are in the public interest.