OBTAINING INFORMATION BY IMPROPER MEANS.
Known as the Minnesota Insurance Fair Information Reporting Act
The act spans §§ 72A.49–72A.505 (16 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Swarthout v. Mutual Service Life Insurance Co. (2001)
Most recently applied in Swarthout v. Mutual Service Life Insurance Co. (August 2001)
1986 c 444; 1989 c 316 s 5
An insurer, insurance agent, or insurance-support organization must not obtain information or authorize another person to obtain information in connection with an insurance transaction by:
(1) pretending to be someone else;
(2) pretending to represent a person;
(3) misrepresenting the true purpose of the interview; or
(4) refusing to provide identification upon request.
Official source: Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Minnesota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.