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PRIVACY AND THE THREAT OF REGULATION
Author(s) -
Brown Daniel J.,
Gammill Linda,
Meintjes Riaan,
Nielson Norma L.,
Seville Mary Alice
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
risk management and insurance review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.386
H-Index - 16
eISSN - 1540-6296
pISSN - 1098-1616
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-6296.1998.tb00070.x
Subject(s) - business , personally identifiable information , privacy policy , insurance industry , internet privacy , law and economics , insurance law , information privacy , actuarial science , public relations , insurance policy , law , economics , political science , general insurance , computer science
This article reviews the laws and related issues surrounding the gathering and use of personal information by the insurance profession. We examine the applicability of these laws to the insurance industry and conclude the article by exploring the issue of s elf‐regulation as a means to deal with these issues.