insurance information

insurance information Sec. 205. (a) Insurers of passenger motor vehicles, or their designated agents, shall, upon request by the Secretary, make such reports and furnish such information as the Secretary may reasonably require to enable him to carry out the purposes of this title. (b) Such reports and information may include, but shall not be limited to— (1) accident claim data relating to the type and extent of physical damage and the cost of remedying the damage according to make, model, and model year of passenger motor vehicle, and (2) accident claim data relating to the type and extent of personal injury according to make, model, and model year of passenger motor vehicle. (c) In determining the reports and information to be furnished pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) of this section, the Secretary (1) 1) consider the cost of preparing and furnishing such reports and information; (2) consider the extent to which such reports and information will contribute to carrying out the purposes of this title; and (3) consult with such State and insurance regulatory agencies and other agencies and associations, both public and private, as he deems appropriate. (d) The Secretary shall, to the extent possible, obtain such reports and information from the insurers of passenger motor vehicles on a voluntary basis. (e) Every insurer of passenger motor vehicles shall, upon request by the Secretary, furnish him a description of the extent to which the insurance rates or premiums charged by the insurer for passenger motor vehicles are affected by the damage susceptibility, crash worthiness, and cost of damage repair and personal injury involved relating to each of the various makes and models of passenger motor vehicles. Such insurer shall also furnish the Secretary upon request such information as may be available to such insurer reflecting the effect of the damage susceptibility, crashworthiness, and cost of damage repair and personal injury involved relating to each of the various makes and models of passenger motor vehicles upon risk incurred by insuring each such make and model. (f) The Secretary shall not, in disseminating any information received pursuant to this section, disclose the name of, or other identifying information about, any person who may be an insured, a claimant, a passenger, an owner, a driver, an injured person, a witness, or otherwise involved in any motor vehicle crash or collision unless the Secretary has the consent of the persons so named or otherwise identified. 86 Stat. 959 (g) The information required by this section shall be furnished at such times and in such manner as the Secretary shall prescribe by regulation or otherwise.