Notice of insurance information practices - Conn. Gen. Stat. § 38a-979

Insurance institutions and agents (“Insurer”) must provide applicants and policyholders with “notice of information practices” at the time a person applies for insurance, renews their policy, or requests a reinstatement of their policy. Such notice is not required during renewal or reinstatement if the Insurer only collects information from the policyholder or public records.

The notice of information practices must: (1) state if the Insurer may collect information from individuals other than the applicant or policyholder; (2) describe the types of personal information the Insurer may collect and the means and sources of collection; (3) identify permissible disclosures including those that require authorization; (4) describe the applicant or policyholders right to access or amend information in accordance with §§ 38a-983 and 38a-984; and (5) state that a report from an insurance-support organization may be kept by the organization or shared with other persons.

Insurers may provide an abbreviated notice rather than the full notice of information practices. The abbreviated notice must state that (1) the Insurer may obtain person information from individuals other than the applicant or policyholder; (2) collected information may be disclosed in certain circumstances to third parties without authorization; (3) the applicant or policyholder has a right to access or amend information; and (4) the applicant may request a copy of the full notice of information practices.