Completing the Application, Underwriting, Delivering Policies, Contract Law
A producer submits a life insurance application for a client. Before requesting a credit and background consumer report from a reporting agency, which permissible purpose under FCRA allows the insurer to proceed?
Answer and explanation
Answer: C. The FTC states that an insurer must have a permissible purpose before obtaining a consumer report, generally underwriting insurance involving the consumer or acting with the consumer's permission.Source: Federal Trade Commission — Consumer Reports: What Insurers Need to Know — Insurer Obligations; FCRA § 604
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