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MI HB6091
Bill
Status
12/13/2012
Primary Sponsor
Lisa Brown
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AI Summary
HB 6091 Summary
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Amends Michigan's Insurance Code (1956 PA 218) to expand the definition of "nonpublic personal financial information" to include age, sex, race, occupation, education level, address, vehicle type, and annual mileage.
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Requires licensees to obtain prior written informed consent from consumers before disclosing nonpublic personal financial information to any person, with limited exceptions for necessary disclosures or legal requirements.
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Establishes that licensees must use reasonable care to secure nonpublic personal financial information and develop written privacy policies addressing collection, security, use, and release of consumer data.
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Modifies notice requirements to allow single annual notices to consumers instead of initial, annual, and revised notices, with flexibility for electronic delivery methods.
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Repeals 16 existing sections of the Insurance Code related to privacy notices and opt-out procedures, replacing them with streamlined privacy protection requirements.
Legislative Description
Insurance; insurers; nonpublic personal financial information; expand definition and require opt in. Amends secs. 503, 515, 527 & 543 of 1956 PA 218 (MCL 500.503 et seq.) & repeals secs. 505, 507, 509, 511, 517, 519, 521, 523, 525, 529, 531, 533, 535, 537, 539, 540 & 545 of 1956 PA 218 (MCL 500.505 et seq.).
Consumer protection, privacy
Last Action
Printed Bill Filed 12/13/2012
12/27/2012