HR 5582 · 96th Congress · Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Fair Insurance Information Practices Act
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Introduced2
Committee3
House Vote4
Senate5
EnactedLatest: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.(1979-10-12)
Plain Language Summary
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Fair Insurance Information Practices Act - Sets forth the circumstances and the persons to whom individually identifiable personal information may be disclosed by an insurance institution, agent, or support organization. Requires such institutions and agents to notify the insurance applicant or claimant of their information collection and disclosure practices prior to collecting personal information about an individual. Specifies the manner in which personal information may be collected. Requires insurance institutions, agents, or support organizations to make personal information in their control available to the individual concerned. Specifies the procedures to be followed. Permits specified information to be withheld from an individual in specified circumstances. Gives the individual concerned the right to have errors corrected and misrepresentations amended according to specified procedures. Requires insurance institutions or agents to notify individuals subject to an adverse underwriting decision of the reasons for such decision and the individual's rights. Sets forth circumstances in which the notice requirements do not apply. Declares that the individual's exercise of the ri…
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