D.C. Code § 31-2231.05 : LOCAL BUSINESS AFFAIRS — INSURANCE AND SECURITIES — REGULATION OF INSURANCE INDUSTRY GENERALLY — UNFAIR INSURANCE TRADE PRACTICES —2231.05 - Defamation

No person shall make, publish, disseminate, or circulate, directly or indirectly, or aid, abet, or encourage the making, publishing, disseminating or circulating, of an oral or written statement or a pamphlet, circular, article, or literature, which is false with respect to, maliciously critical of, or derogatory to, the financial condition of an insurer and which is calculated to injure the insurer.