Privacy Notice
To our customers:
Lister Insurance values you as a customer, and we strongly believe in
protecting the confidentiality, and security of information we collect about
you. This notice describes our Privacy Policy and explains the categories of
nonpublic personal information we collect, how and why we use this
information, and the policies and procedures we have in place to protect your
privacy. Except for those situations allowed by law, we do not disclose any
nonpublic personal information about our customers to anyone.
Categories of Information That We Collect:
We collect most of the information about you from your application for
insurance, and from the servicing of your policy. Depending on the nature of
your coverage we may collect nonpublic information about you from other
sources such as consumer reporting agencies, state motor vehicles department,
loss information reports, property inspection companies, other insurance
companies, and others as allowed by law. In a claim situation, we may also
collect medical information to adjust a claim.
How We Use This Information:
We use this information to underwrite your insurance, adjust your claim, or to
provide you with the services that are normal to an insurance operation.
Under What Circumstance Do We Disclose Information:
We do not disclose any nonpublic information about our customers or former
customers to anyone except as permitted by law. This means that under certain
circumstances, information can be disclosed to third parties without your
authorization. For example: We may disclose information to our insurance
carrier; to consultants who perform business, or insurance functions for us;
to independent claims adjusters, auto appraisers, investigators, and
attorney's who need information to settle your claim; to businesses that
provided underwriting and actuarial support; to consumer reporting agencies
that provided us with necessary underwriting information; to organizations
involved in collecting data to help in the detection or insurance fraud or
criminal activity in connection with insurance transactions; to law
enforcement or other governmental authorities to protect our legal interest or
in cases of suspected fraud or illegal activities; to medical care
institutions or medical professionals to verify coverage or conduct and audit
of services; to insurance rating organizations or state regulatory agencies
who are involved with the regulation or insurance pricing and products; to
lien holders, mortgagees or other parties who have a legal interest in your
policy and to authorized individuals as ordered by court documents.
Our Policies and Procedures for Protecting Your Privacy:
We restrict access to information about you to the referenced third parties
and to employees who need to know that information to provide you with our
products or to provide you with the benefits or services under them. We main
physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards that comply with state and
federal regulations to guard your nonpublic personal information. We will
enter into a contractual agreement with each such third party to whom
information is disclosed that will require the third party to use information
only for a specific purposes for which it is disclosed, and that will require
the third party to maintain the confidentiality of such information.
Access to Your Information:
You have the right to obtain certain items of information we have collected
about you, and to request correction of information if you feel it is
inaccurate. If we agree, we will correct your records accordingly. If we do
not agree, we will communicate this to you. You should submit your written
request to us at the address shown below. Certain information collected in
connection with, or in anticipations of, any claim or legal proceeding will
not be made available.
Lister Insurance Agency Inc.
Po Box 496
Medford, Ma 02155
781-393-9330
fax: 781-393-9769