Medical Privacy and Auto Insurance Industry

[Dynalysis of Princeton <mail@dynalysis.com>]

I was wondering if anyone knows why a person had to sign a release of
all information (medical, MIB, etc.) to apply for automobile insurance?
It seems to me that the State requires that we have automobile insurance
and without releasing private information like this, a person cannot
even apply to get the required insurance.  Seems inconsistent with the
idea that medical information is private.  Do I have to release my
medical info to Allstate tto get automobile insurance?

Barbara