A financial holding company (obviously FHC) is a (not only) financial institution engaged in nonbanking activities (insurance, investments) that offers a wide range of financial services. But what does this mean and how does it affect you or your car insurance or any other insurance product (service)? Generaly, this change means that your current insurance company is now permitted by law to offer bank and investment products. The Federal Reserve's National Information Center (NIC) website can be used to search for bank holding companies that have elected to be treated as FHCs. The Institution Search Screen - how to start.
www.federalreserve.gov - Under the Bank Holding Company Act, a bank holding company may elect to be a financial holding company (FHC).
The negative impacts of this change?
The possible bad side effect? The above mentioned companies are free to share all your personal financial information with each other without your permission. But all affected insurers are required to give you the opportunity to prohibit the sharing of certain "personal"¨ information with “nonaffiliated third parties” and unrelated companies. FTC.GOV - How to comply with the privacy of consumer financial information rule of the gramm-leach-bliley act.
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