Re: Medical Privacy and Auto Insurance Industry

[METRA1001@aol.com]

I could have seen this coming; should have. When I was in a wreck, a few yrs
ago, my auto insurer demanded to see my entire medical file, and a list of
every doctor I had ever seen, their current address, and why I had seen them;
when they got hold of it started using it to attack and ridicule me. I can see
this is where GETTING auto insurance is going to. You need not file a claim.
All you have to do is APPLY and you have to go under the microscope. Just file
this in one more loss of privacy batch. The stack is growing, in case some of
you haven't noticed. 
>> 
 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?
 
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