26.1-25.1-05. Initial notification

26.1-25.1-05. Initial notification 1. If an insurer writing personal insurance uses credit information in underwriting or rating a consumer, the insurer or the insurer's agent shall disclose, either on the insurance application or at the time the insurance application is taken, that the insurer or the insurer's agent may obtain credit information in connection with such application. Such disclosure must be either written or provided to an applicant in the same medium as the application for insurance. The insurer or the insurer's agent need not provide the disclosure statement required under this section to any insured on a renewal policy if such consumer has previously been provided a disclosure statement. 2. Use of the following example disclosure statement constitutes compliance with this section: "In connection with this application for insurance, we may review your credit report or obtain or use a credit-based insurance score based on the information contained in that credit report. We may use a third party in connection with the development of your insurance score."