Sec. 7. As used in this chapter, “credit information” means credit related information:

(1) derived from a credit report;

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Terms Used In Indiana Code 27-2-21-7

  • Credit report: A detailed report of an individual's credit history prepared by a credit bureau and used by a lender in determining a loan applicant's creditworthiness. Source: OCC
  • credit report: means a written, an oral, or another communication of information by a consumer reporting agency concerning a consumer's creditworthiness, credit standing, or credit capacity that is used or expected to be used or collected as a factor to determine personal insurance policy premiums, eligibility for coverage, or tier placement. See Indiana Code 27-2-21-8
  • insurance score: means a number or rating that is derived from an algorithm, computer application, model, or other process that is based on credit information for the purpose of predicting the future insurance loss exposure of an individual consumer. See Indiana Code 27-2-21-11
  • personal insurance policy: means a policy that:

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(2) found on a credit report; or

(3) provided on an application for a personal insurance policy.

The term does not include information that is not credit related, regardless of whether the information is contained in a credit report or in an application or is used to calculate an insurance score.

As added by P.L.201-2003, SEC.1.