044-54 Wyo. Code R. §§ 54-15 - Exceptions to Notice and Opt-Out Requirements for Disclosure of Nonpublic Personal Financial Information for Processing and Servicing Transactions

(a) The requirements for initial notice in section 4(a), the opt-out in sections 7 and 11, and service providers and joint marketing in section 14 do not apply if the licensee discloses nonpublic personal financial information as necessary to effect, administer, or enforce a transaction a consumer requests or authorizes, or in connection with:

(i) Servicing or processing an insurance product or service a consumer requests or authorizes;

(ii) Maintaining or servicing the consumer's account with a licensee, or with another entity as part of a private label credit card program or other extension of credit on behalf of such entity;

(iii) A proposed or actual securitization, secondary market sale (including sales of servicing rights), or similar transaction related to a transaction of the consumer; or

(iv) Reinsurance, stop loss, or excess loss insurance.

(b) "Necessary to effect, administer, or enforce a transaction" means the disclosure is:

(i) Required, or is one of the lawful or appropriate methods, to enforce the licensee's rights or the rights of other persons engaged in carrying out the financial transaction or providing the product or service; or

(ii) Required, or is a usual, appropriate, or acceptable method:

(A) To carry out the transaction or the product or service business of which the transaction is a part, and record, service, or maintain the consumer's account in the ordinary course of providing the insurance product or service;

(B) To administer or service benefits or claims relating to the transaction or the product or service business of which it is a part;

(C) To provide a confirmation, statement, or other record of the transaction, or information on the status or value of the insurance product or service to the consumer or the consumer's agent or broker;

(D) To accrue or recognize incentives or bonuses provided by a licensee or any other party associated with the transaction;

(E) To underwrite insurance at the consumer's request or for any of the following purposes as they relate to a consumer's insurance: account administration, reporting, investigating or preventing fraud or material misrepresentation, processing premium payments, processing insurance claims, administering insurance benefits (including utilization review activities), participating in research projects, or as otherwise required or specifically permitted by federal or state law; or

(iii) In connection with:

(A) The authorization, settlement, billing, processing, clearing, transferring, reconciling, or collection of amounts charged, debited, or otherwise paid using a debit, credit, or other payment card, check or account number, or by other payment means;

(B) The transfer of receivables, accounts, or interests therein; or

(C) The audit of debit, credit, or other payment information.

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044-54 Wyo. Code R. §§ 54-15

Amended, Eff. 4/25/2023.