We are committed to protecting the privacy and security of the personal information we collect about applicants for coverage and our insureds. This policy statement is intended to help understand how we collect, handle and safeguard that information. We treat the personal information of our applicants and insureds in a confidential manner. We do not provide information to non-member companies for the purpose of marketing their products or services to our applicants or insureds. We do not disclose any non-public information about our applicants or insureds to anyone, except as permitted by law.
Information we collect about applicants and insureds may come from them, their insurance agents, their applications, inspections, investigations and other sources, and will not be given to anyone without the applicant's or insured's consent, except when necessary to conduct our legitimate business and when it is permitted by law. The information we collect may include data necessary to enable us to determine eligibility for coverage, to issue and service a policy, to investigate and adjust losses, to settle or defend claims, and may include prior claims history.
There are some disclosures, which may be made without the applicant's or insured's prior authorization. These include, but are not limited to, disclosures to:
In addition, we may provide information to the North Carolina Department of Insurance in connection with its regulatory authority and to other governmental or law enforcement authorities to protect our legal interest or in cases of suspected fraud or improper activities.
We have established procedures to maintain physical, electronic and procedural safeguards to maintain the confidentiality of the non-public personal information of our applicants and insureds. We take appropriate measures to ensure that access is available only to those individuals who need to know the information in order to provide our products and services.
NCJUA/NCIUA uses Secure Sockets Layer (SSL). This is designed to keep all information confidential when it is sent between our web site and your computer. Please be careful about the information you give us in an e-mail. As with any public web site, this communication may not be secure.
Applicants and insureds may request access to all personal information that we have collected about that applicant or insured. This request should be sent to: Manager, North Carolina Joint Underwriting Association/North Carolina Insurance Underwriting Association, Post Office Box 8009, Cary, North Carolina 27512. Or, you may call us at (919) 821-1299 between 8:00 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. Monday through Friday.