Notice of Privacy Practices for American Enterprise Group Companies
FINANCIAL
This notice applies to all prospects, applicants, customers, and former customers who have inquired about or purchased insurance products used primarily for personal, family or household purposes.
At American Enterprise Group Companies, including but not limited to American Republic Insurance Company, American Republic Corp Insurance Company, Medico Insurance Company, Medico Life and Health Insurance Company, and Medico Corp Life Insurance Company, (“Company”) we keep your personal information confidential and share it only in a responsible manner as necessary to provide and service the products you purchase from us or to offer you additional products.
What information do we collect?
To provide and administer products and services, we must refer to relevant personal information that can be identified to you or your household and that may not be available in public records (“nonpublic personal information”). We collect only the following information required to conduct business:
- Identity information received from your application, such as name, address, social security number, and age
- Information about your transactions with us, including your identification and policy number(s), the type of products you buy, the premiums you pay, and how you purchased your coverage
- Information received from a consumer reporting or credit agency or from public records (such as your driving record) as needed by our insurance underwriting practices
- Information received from a third-party agency, such as consumer purchasing or census data
- Information received from service providers regarding treatment of health conditions and payment for that treatment
What information do we share with others?
To help us provide you with the best possible products and services, we maintain strong relationships with business associates. In the course of conducting business and as permitted or required by law, we may share any of the listed nonpublic personal information with our business associates for the following purposes:
- To process your application and issue your policy
- To pay your claims
- To make any policy changes you may request
- To offer you additional opportunities to improve your financial security
We may also disclose relevant portions of the information we collect, as described above, to companies that perform services on our behalf or with whom we have joint marketing agreements. We will not, however, disclose your health information for marketing purposes.
Other than the disclosures listed above, we do not release your information to nonaffiliated third parties. We will not for any reason share your information with or sell it to telemarketing agencies or other agencies that market products other than those products provided or administered by the Company or its business associates. Our business associates are bound by the same restrictions on the release and use of such information as the Company. Any future alliances with business associates which include personal information sharing will follow the same policy.
Fair Credit Reporting Act
We do not disclose information subject to the Fair Credit Reporting Act except as permitted or required by law. To the extent that we decide in the future to make any disclosures of your nonpublic personal financial information that are subject to the Act, we will follow the necessary requirements of the Act including providing you with the opportunity to restrict our ability to disclose information.
How do we protect your information?
We maintain appropriate physical, electronic and procedural safeguards to ensure the confidentiality of your nonpublic personal information. We follow security standards and procedures to help prevent unauthorized access to personal information. Only employees who need the information we collect from or about you to provide products or services to you may access that information. Employees are required to comply with our established policies.
What about former customers?
We do not disclose information about former customers unless permitted or required by law.
How can you correct inaccurate information?
We want to keep our records of your information accurate. If you discover inaccuracies in any communications from us, please call customer service at the number listed on your policy or certificate materials. We will respond promptly when we learn corrections are needed.
Questions?
If you have any questions, please call Customer Care toll-free at (800) 247-2190.