Last Updated: March 23, 2021
Understanding How Insurance Companies Use Credit Information
If you are shopping for auto or homeowner’s insurance, or if your current policy is up for renewal, your insurance company may be looking at your credit history.
Read tips to help you understand how your credit information may be used and how it may affect your insurance premiums.
Use of Credit Information in the Underwriting Process for Auto and Homeowner's Insurance
The Office of the Commissioner of Insurance (OCI) is continuing its study of the use of credit information in the underwriting and rating process of personal lines insurance. In order to respond to inquiries from community and neighborhood leaders, legislators and consumers, OCI surveyed the insurers that write private passenger auto and homeowner's insurance in Wisconsin on how they use credit information in their underwriting and rating process for auto and homeowner's insurance.
Click here to read the final report of the summary of the insurance company surveys.
2009 Informational Hearing
Wisconsin Insurance Commissioner Sean Dilweg conducted an informational hearing on the use of consumer credit information by insurance companies. The hearing, requested by members of the Wisconsin State Legislature, was conducted in the State Capitol on September 14, 2009.
Participants in each of the three panels provided information from a diverse group of interests including consumers, legislators, insurance agents, and insurance companies. Materials from the hearing are included below. The hearing was carried by
WisconsinEye and is available for viewing through their video archives.
Commissioner Dilweg kept open the comment period for the hearing and invited other interested members of the public to submit information. The record was kept open until October 14, 2009.
Meeting Materials
Additional Materials