Can a health insurance company request tax returns?
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Can a health insurance company request tax returns?
Asked on May 11, 2012 under Insurance Law, Illinois
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Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
Depending upon the terms and conditions of an application for insurance, the insurance carrier could require an applicant to provide his or her tax returns. However, such a request would be highly unusual in the insurance industry for the simple fact that tax returns are ordinarily subject to the Constitutional Right of Privacy.
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