
I. Introduction:
As a current customer of Pratt Insurance, Inc., we would like to take
this opportunity to both thank you for your business and to share with
you the importance our agency places upon protecting the privacy of
information we gather from you in accordance with applicable state and
federal laws.
Pratt Insurance, Inc. is a member of the financial services industry
and, as such, our agency has been and continues to be subject to federal
and state privacy laws regarding the collection and exchange of your
information. The following is Pratt Insurance, Inc.’s privacy policy
regarding the customer information we collect. Contained in this privacy
policy you will find (1) an explanation of the types of information
Pratt Insurance, Inc. collects from our clients and the means used to
collect such information, (2) an explanation of how Pratt Insurance,
Inc. shares the information collected from our clients, and (3) an explanation
of how Pratt Insurance, Inc. protects client information.
II. Information we collect and the means used to collect:
Pratt Insurance, Inc. collects information about our customers that
is necessary to provide those services usual and customary to independent
insurance agents. Pratt Insurance, Inc. collects this necessary information
from the following sources:
• Information we receive from you on applications or other forms
(Contact, Contact Accounting, Contact Claims, Contact Personal Lines),
this information may include, but is not limited to, your name,
address, and date of birth.
• Information about our clients’ transactions with us; this information
may include, but is not limited to, claims and payment history.
• Information we receive from a consumer-reporting agency;
this information may include, but is not limited to, a driving record
or insurance score report.
To collect customer information from the above-stated sources, Pratt
Insurance, Inc. may use the following means of communication to gather
information: written, in-person, telephone, facsimile, electronically,
and online.
III. How we share client information with non-affiliated third parties:
We don’t share information about our customers or former customers
with non-affiliated third parties other than as permitted or required
by law. For example, Pratt Insurance, Inc. may share all of the information
listed above with non-affiliated third parties for, including but not
limited to, the following reasons:
• Information that is necessary to service or process the insurance needs
of our clients, in a manner that is consistent with the usual
and customary
services provided by independent insurance agents.
Such usual and customary services or processes provided by
Pratt Insurance, Inc. to its customers include but are not limited
to underwriting, shopping the renewal, rating, placement, and
providing quotes for insurance that is germane to the coverage
the customer places with our agency.
• Information that
is necessary to protect the confidentiality
or security of our client’s records
• Information that
is necessary to resolve client disputes or inquiries
• Information
that is required by individuals or entities who are assessing
our legal compliance.
• Information that
is required for Pratt Insurance, Inc. to comply with the law.
• To an actuarial or
research organization for the purpose of conducting
actuarial or research studies
• Information
that is necessary to protect against or prevent fraud,
unauthorized transactions, claims, or other liability
IV. How we share client information with affiliated parties:
We do not share client information with any affiliate.
V. Our practices regarding information confidentiality and security:
We maintain physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards to guard
your information. These safeguards include but are not limited to the
following:
• We restrict access to nonpublic personal information about our clients
and former clients to those employees who need to
know that information
in order to assist in providing services or products
to the customer.
• We will punish any employees who impermissibly share client information.
• We use a secure Internet and e-mail provider to protect the confidentiality
of electronic communications.
Pratt Insurance,
Inc. appreciates your business and in order to continue building upon that
relationship we believe it is necessary, not only from a legal standpoint,
but also as a sound business practice that our customers understand the care
our agency uses in handling your information. Pratt Insurance, Inc. will
continue to monitor the effectiveness of this privacy policy.
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