{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-38a-978","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 38a-978","heading":"(Formerly Sec. 38-503). Use of pretext interviews.","body":"No insurance institution, agent or insurance-support organization shall use or authorize the use of a pretext interview to obtain information in connection with an insurance transaction; except it may be used to obtain information from a person or institution that does not have a recognized privileged relationship with the person to whom the information relates for the purpose of investigating a claim where, based upon specific information available for review by the commissioner, there is a reasonable basis for suspecting criminal activity, fraud, material misrepresentation or material nondisclosure in connection with the claim.","path":["TITLE 38a. INSURANCE","CHAPTER 705. CONNECTICUT INSURANCE INFORMATION AND PRIVACY PROTECTION ACT"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_705.htm#sec_38a-978","current_through":"Revised to January 1, 2026 (2026 Supplement to the General Statutes of Connecticut, applied over the base revision of January 1, 2025)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T19:07:13Z","sha256":"65f8919f0533b1621e0504ecd81bebae05b17cb7698202dc55b6675f1a8067d9","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-38a-977","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-38a-979"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}