; (2) mischaracterizing, or suborning any mischaracterization of, the damages involved in any such claim; (3) seeking to influence an engineer or otherwise to encourage a targeted value of damages in order to facilitate the making of a report; and (4) withholding or threatening to withhold timely payment for an engineering report or for engineering services rendered. (c) Exceptions The requirements of subsection (b) shall not be construed as prohibiting an insurance company participating in the Write Your Own program, a claims adjusting company, or an engineering company from asking an engineer to undertake one or more of the following: (1) Consider additional information. (2) Provide further detail, substantiation, or explanation for an assessment of damages. (3) Correct errors in an engineering report. (d) Prohibitions on conflicts of interest No engineer engaged by an insurance company participating in the Write Your Own program to assess flood damages to a property covered by flood insurance made available under this title may have an ownership or financial interest in— (1) such insurance company, any claims adjusting company, or any other company, other than the company that employs such engineer, that is connected with assessing such damages