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...e use of pretext interviews to obtain information in connection with an insurance transaction. However, a pretext interview may be undertaken to obtain information from a person or institution that does not have a generally or statutorily recognized privileged relationship with the person about whom the information relates for the purpose of investigating a claim where, based upon specific information available for r...

...on or agent shall provide a notice of information practices to all applicants or policyholders in connection with insurance transactions as provided below: (1) In the case of an application for insurance, a notice shall be provided no later than one of the following times: (a) At the time of the delivery of the insurance policy or certificate when personal information is collected only from the applicant or from pu...

...fy those questions designed to obtain information solely for marketing or research purposes from an individual in connection with an insurance transaction.

...all use as its disclosure authorization form in connection with insurance transactions a form or statement that authorizes the disclosure of personal or privileged information about an individual to the insurance institution, agent, or insurance support organization, unless the form or statement: (A) Is written in plain language; (B) Is dated; (C) Specifies the types of persons authorized to disclose information a...

...ss the insurance institution or agent informs the individual that he may request to be interviewed in connection with the preparation of the investigative consumer report, and that upon a request under section 3904.08 of the Revised Code, he is entitled to receive a copy of the investigative consumer report. (B) If an investigative consumer report is to be prepared by an insurance institution or agent, the insurance...

...ation for access to recorded personal information about the individual that is reasonably described by the individual and reasonably locatable and retrievable by the insurance institution, agent, or insurance support organization, the insurance institution, agent, or insurance support organization, within thirty business days from the date such request is received, shall do all of the following: (1) Inform the ind...

...mend, or delete any recorded personal information about the individual within its possession, an insurance institution, agent, or insurance support organization shall do one of the following: (1) Correct, amend, or delete the portion of the recorded personal information in dispute; (2) Notify the individual of all of the following: (a) Its refusal to make such correction, amendment or deletion; (b) The reasons fo...

...writing decision, in writing, if such information was not initially furnished in writing pursuant to division (A) of this section; (2) The specific items of personal and privileged information that support those reasons. However, the following conditions apply: (a) The insurance institution or agent shall not be required to furnish specific items of privileged information if it has a reasonable suspicion, based upo...

...surance support organization may seek information in connection with an insurance transaction concerning any previous adverse underwriting decision experienced by an individual, unless such inquiry also requests the reasons for any previous adverse underwriting decision.

...erse underwriting decision on further information obtained from an insurance institution or agent responsible for a previous adverse underwriting decision. (B) On personal information received from an insurance support organization whose primary source of information is insurance institutions. However, an insurance institution or agent may base an adverse underwriting decision on further personal information obtaine...

...l disclose any personal or privileged information about an individual collected or received in connection with an insurance transaction, unless the disclosure is made pursuant to any of the following: (A) With the written authorization of the individual, provided: (1) If such authorization is submitted by another insurance institution, agent, or insurance support organization, the authorization meets the requirem...

...(A) No person shall knowingly obtain information under false pretenses about an individual from an insurance institution, agent, or insurance support organization. (B) Whoever violates division (A) of this section is guilty of a felony of the fourth degree.

...(A) The superintendent of insurance may examine and investigate into the affairs of every insurance institution or agent doing business in this state to determine whether the insurance institution or agent has been or is engaged in any conduct in violation of sections 3904.01 to 3904.22 of the Revised Code. (B) The superintendent may examine and investigate into the affairs of every insurance support organization ac...

...(A) Whenever the superintendent of insurance has reason to believe that an insurance institution, agent, or insurance support organization has been or is engaged in conduct in this state that violates sections 3904.01 to 3904.22 of the Revised Code, or if the superintendent believes that an insurance support organization has been or is engaged in conduct outside this state that has an effect on a person residing in t...

...For the purpose of sections 3904.01 to 3904.22 of the Revised Code, an insurance support organization transacting business outside this state that has an effect on a person residing in this state is deemed to have appointed the superintendent of insurance to accept service of process on its behalf, provided the superintendent causes a copy of such service to be mailed forthwith by registered mail to the insurance sup...

...(A) If, after a hearing pursuant to section 3904.16 of the Revised Code, the superintendent of insurance determines that the insurance institution, agent, or insurance support organization charged has engaged in conduct or practices in violation of sections 3904.01 to 3904.22 of the Revised Code, the superintendent shall reduce his findings to writing and shall issue and cause to be served upon such insurance institu...

...(A) In any case where a hearing pursuant to section 3904.16 of the Revised Code results in the finding of a knowing violation of sections 3904.01 to 3904.22 of the Revised Code, the superintendent of insurance may, in addition to the issuance of a cease and desist order as prescribed in section 3904.18 of the Revised Code, order payment of a monetary penalty of not more than five hundred dollars for each violation bu...

...(A) Any person subject to an order of the superintendent of insurance under section 3904.19 of the Revised Code, or any person whose rights under sections 3904.01 to 3904.22 of the Revised Code were allegedly violated, may obtain a review of any order or report of the superintendent by filing in the appropriate common pleas court, within thirty days from the date of the service of such order or report, a written peti...

...e support organization that discloses information in violation of section 3904.13 of the Revised Code is liable for damages sustained by the individual about whom the information relates. However, no individual shall be entitled to a monetary award that exceeds the actual damages sustained by the individual as a result of a violation of section 3904.13 of the Revised Code. (C) In any action brought pursuant to this ...

...for disclosing personal or privileged information in accordance with sections 3904.01 to 3904.22 of the Revised Code, nor shall such a cause of action arise against any person for furnishing personal or privileged information to an insurance institution, agent, or insurance support organization. However, this section provides no immunity for disclosing or furnishing false information with purpose to injure any person...

...The forms set forth in sections 5302.05, 5302.07, 5302.09, 5302.11, 5302.12, 5302.14, 5302.17, and 5302.31 of the Revised Code may be used and shall be sufficient for their respective purposes. They shall be known as "Statutory Forms" and may be referred to as such. They may be altered as circumstances require, and the authorization of those forms shall not prevent the use of other forms. Wherever the phrases defined...

... to real estate, whether the statutory forms or other forms are used, where the instruments are executed on or after October 1, 1965. The rules and definitions contained in section 5302.22 of the Revised Code, as it existed prior to the effective date of this amendment, apply to instruments executed on or after August 29, 2000, and prior to the effective date of this amendment. The rules and definitions contai...

...In a conveyance of real estate or any interest therein, the word "grant" is a sufficient word of conveyance without the use of more words. No covenant shall be implied from the use of the word "grant."

...In a conveyance of real estate or any interest therein, all rights, easements, privileges, and appurtenances belonging to the granted estate shall be included in the conveyance, unless the contrary is stated in the deed, and it is unnecessary to enumerate or mention them either generally or specifically.

...A deed in substance following the form set forth in this section, when duly executed in accordance with Chapter 5301. of the Revised Code, has the force and effect of a deed in fee simple to the grantee, the grantee's heirs, assigns, and successors, to the grantee's and the grantee's heirs', assigns', and successors' own use, with covenants on the part of the grantor with the grantee, the grantee's heirs, assigns, an...