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		scott00 on May 27, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Brokers use ‘billions’ of data points to profile A... In the US it's common to use credit report information to price insurance, definitely not forbidden in any way. I'm not sure about the rest of the world. See (1) https://www.statefarm.com/about-us/company-overview/company-... (2) http://www.allstate.com/about/credit.aspx

jojopotato on May 28, 2014 [–]

Credit score isn't allowed in pricing of insurance for a lot of states, including California. It depends state to state though.

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