Collection of information
We collect personal information so that we may offer quality products and services. This information may include, but is not limited to, name, address, Social Security number, and consumer reports from consumer reporting agencies in connection with your application for insurance or any renewal of insurance. For example, we may access driving records, insurance scores or health information. Our information sources will differ depending on your state and/or the product or service we are providing to you. This information may be collected directly from you and/or from affiliated companies, non-affiliated third parties, consumer reporting agencies, medical providers and third parties such as the Medical Information Bureau.
We, and the third parties we partner with, may track some of the web pages you visit through cookies, pixel tagging or other technologies. We currently do not process or comply with any web browser’s “do not track” signals or similar mechanisms that request us to take steps to disable online tracking. For additional information regarding online privacy, please see our online privacy statement, located at www.PurerInsurer.com.
Disclosure of information
We may disclose non-public, personal information you provide, as required to conduct our business and as permitted or required by law. We may share information with our insurance company affiliates or with third parties that assist us in processing and servicing your account. We also may share your information with regulatory or law enforcement agencies, reinsurers and others, as permitted or required by law.
Our insurance companies may share information with their affiliates, but will not share information with nonaffiliated third parties who would use the information to market products or services to you. Our standards for disclosure apply to all of our current and former customers.
Safeguards to protect your personal information
We recognize the need to prevent unauthorized access to the information we collect, including information held in an electronic format on our computer systems. We maintain physical, electronic and procedural safeguards intended to protect the confidentiality and integrity of all non-public, personal information, including but not limited to Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers and other personally identifiable information.
Internal access to information
Access to personal, non-public information is limited to those people who need the information to provide our customers with products or services. These people are expected to protect this information from inappropriate access, disclosure and modification.
Consumer reports
In some cases, we may obtain a consumer report in connection with an application for insurance. Depending on the type of policy, a consumer report may include information about you or your business, such as:
- Character, general reputation, personal characteristics, mode of living;
- Credit history, driving record (including records of any operators who will be insured under the policy); and/or
- An appraisal of your dwelling or place of business that may include photos and comments on its general condition.
Access to information
Upon written request, we will inform you if we have ordered an investigative consumer report. You have the right to make a written request within a reasonable period for information concerning the nature and scope of the report and to be interviewed as part of its preparation. You may obtain a copy of the report from the reporting agency and, under certain circumstances, you may be entitled to a copy at no cost.
You also may review certain information we have about you or your business in our files. To review information we maintain in our files about you or your business, please write to us, providing your complete name, address and policy number(s), and indicating specifically what you would like to see. If you request actual copies of your file, there may be a nominal charge.
We will tell you to whom we have disclosed the information within the two years prior to your request. If there is not a record indicating that the information was provided to another party, we will tell you to whom such information is normally disclosed.
There is information that we cannot share with you. This may include information collected in order to evaluate a claim under an insurance policy, when the possibility of a lawsuit exists. It may also include medical information that we would have to forward to a licensed medical doctor of your choosing so that it may be properly explained.
Correction of information
If after reviewing your file you believe information is incorrect, please write to the consumer reporting agency or to us, whichever is applicable, explaining your position. The information in question will be investigated. If appropriate, corrections will be made to your file and the parties to whom the incorrect information was disclosed, if any, will be notified. However, if the investigation substantiates the information in the file, you will be notified of the reasons why the file will not be changed. If you are not satisfied with the evaluation, you have the right to place a statement in the file explaining why you believe the information is incorrect. We also will send a copy of your statement to the parties, if any, to whom we previously disclosed the information and include it in any future disclosures.
Our commitment to privacy
In the insurance and financial services business, lasting relationships are built upon mutual respect and trust. With that in mind, we will periodically review and revise our privacy policy and procedures to ensure that we remain compliant with all state and federal requirements. If any provision of our privacy policy is found to be non-compliant, then that provision will be modified to reflect the appropriate state or federal requirement. If any modifications are made, all remaining provisions of this privacy policy will remain in effect. For more detailed information about our customer privacy policy (including any applicable state-specific policies) and our online privacy statement, visit our website, located at www.PurerInsurer.com.