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Home » US Law » 2022 Ohio Revised Code » Title 39 | Insurance » Chapter 3904 | Insurance Information Practices

Section 3904.01 | Insurance Information Practices Definitions.

Effective: January 1, 2021 Latest Legislation: House Bill 339 – 133rd General Assembly As used in sections 3904.01 to 3904.22 of the Revised Code: (A)(1) “Adverse underwriting decision” means any of the following actions with respect to insurance transactions involving life, health, or disability insurance coverage that is individually underwritten: (a) A declination of insurance […]

Section 3904.02 | Applicability of Chapter.

Effective: June 29, 1995 Latest Legislation: House Bill 329 – 120th General Assembly (A) The obligations of sections 3904.01 to 3904.22 of the Revised Code apply to those insurance institutions, agents, or insurance support organizations that, on or after the effective date of these sections, do either of the following: (1) Collect, receive, or maintain […]

Section 3904.03 | Pretext Interviews.

Effective: June 29, 1995 Latest Legislation: House Bill 329 – 120th General Assembly No insurance institution, agent, or insurance support organization shall use or authorize the use of pretext interviews to obtain information in connection with an insurance transaction. However, a pretext interview may be undertaken to obtain information from a person or institution that […]

Section 3904.05 | Marketing or Research Questions.

Effective: June 29, 1995 Latest Legislation: House Bill 329 – 120th General Assembly An insurance institution or agent shall clearly specify those questions designed to obtain information solely for marketing or research purposes from an individual in connection with an insurance transaction.

Section 3904.06 | Disclosure Authorization Form.

Effective: June 29, 1995 Latest Legislation: House Bill 329 – 120th General Assembly No insurance institution, agent, or insurance support organization shall use as its disclosure authorization form in connection with insurance transactions a form or statement that authorizes the disclosure of personal or privileged information about an individual to the insurance institution, agent, or […]

Section 3904.07 | Investigative Consumer Report.

Effective: June 29, 1995 Latest Legislation: House Bill 329 – 120th General Assembly (A) No insurance institution, agent, or insurance support organization may prepare or request an investigative consumer report about an individual in connection with an insurance transaction involving an application for insurance, a policy renewal, a policy reinstatement, or a change in insurance […]

Section 3904.08 | Written Request for Access to Recorded Personal Information.

Effective: June 29, 1995 Latest Legislation: House Bill 329 – 120th General Assembly (A) If any individual, after proper identification, submits a written request to an insurance institution, agent, or insurance support organization for access to recorded personal information about the individual that is reasonably described by the individual and reasonably locatable and retrievable by […]

Section 3904.09 | Correction, Amendment or Deletion of Information.

Effective: June 29, 1995 Latest Legislation: House Bill 329 – 120th General Assembly (A) Within thirty business days from the date of receipt of a written request from an individual to correct, amend, or delete any recorded personal information about the individual within its possession, an insurance institution, agent, or insurance support organization shall do […]

Section 3904.10 | Written Reason for Adverse Underwriting Decision Summary of Rights.

Effective: June 29, 1995 Latest Legislation: House Bill 329 – 120th General Assembly (A) In the event of an adverse underwriting decision, the insurance institution or agent responsible for the decision shall provide the applicant, policyholder, or individual proposed for coverage with the specific reason or reasons for the adverse underwriting decision in writing, or […]

Section 3904.11 | Inquiry Concerning Previous Adverse Underwriting Decision.

Effective: June 29, 1995 Latest Legislation: House Bill 329 – 120th General Assembly No insurance institution, agent, or insurance support organization may seek information in connection with an insurance transaction concerning any previous adverse underwriting decision experienced by an individual, unless such inquiry also requests the reasons for any previous adverse underwriting decision.

Section 3904.12 | Prohibited Bases for Adverse Underwriting Decision.

Effective: June 29, 1995 Latest Legislation: House Bill 329 – 120th General Assembly No insurance institution or agent may base an adverse underwriting decision in whole or in part on either of the following: (A) On the fact of a previous adverse underwriting decision. However, an insurance institution or agent may base an adverse underwriting […]

Section 3904.13 | Disclosure of Personal or Privileged Information.

Effective: July 1, 2021 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 9 – 133rd General Assembly No insurance institution, agent, or insurance support organization shall disclose any personal or privileged information about an individual collected or received in connection with an insurance transaction, unless the disclosure is made pursuant to any of the following: (A) With the written […]

Section 3904.14 | Obtaining Information Under False Pretenses.

Effective: June 29, 1995 Latest Legislation: House Bill 329 – 120th General Assembly (A) No person shall knowingly obtain information under false pretenses about an individual from an insurance institution, agent, or insurance support organization. (B) Whoever violates division (A) of this section is guilty of a felony of the fourth degree.

Section 3904.15 | Superintendent May Examine and Investigate Conduct.

Effective: June 29, 1995 Latest Legislation: House Bill 329 – 120th General Assembly (A) The superintendent of insurance may examine and investigate into the affairs of every insurance institution or agent doing business in this state to determine whether the insurance institution or agent has been or is engaged in any conduct in violation of […]