We are a family owned and operated company founded in 1964 by Gilbert J Costa and Patricia A Costa. Today there are three additional family members continuing the founders' tradition of good old fashioned service and quality products. Our clients are treated like neighbors and not numbers. You will not run through a maze of voice mail. Our phones are always answered by real people. The strength of our office is insuring autos, homes, and small businesses in the area. If you would like to stop by, our office is located at: 811 Ashley Boulevard, New Bedford, MA 02745-2401 Phone (508)995-6492 / Email info@costainsuranceagency.com ********************************************************************************************* |
Privacy Policy Notice
THE PURPOSE OF THIS NOTICE
Title V of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA), and the laws of the State Of Massachusetts, generally prohibit us from sharing nonpublic personal information about you with a third party unless we provide you with this notice of our privacy policies and practices describing the type of information that we collect about you and the categories of persons or entities to whom that information may be disclosed. In compliance with the GLBA and the laws of this State, we are providing you with this document, which notifies you of the privacy policies and practices of Gilbert J. Costa Insurance Agency, Inc.
OUR PRIVACY POLICIES AND PRACTICES
1. Information that we collect........We collect nonpublic personal information about you from the following sources
--information that we receive from you on applications and related forms
--information about your transactions with us
--information we receive regarding your driving records from the Massachusetts Registry Of Motor Vehicles
--we may collect information regarding prior coverage from your former insurance companies or agents
--Unless it is specifically stated otherwise in an amended Privacy Policy Notice, no additional information will be collected.
2. Information that we may disclose to third parties
--We do not disclose any nonpublic personal information about our customers to anyone, except as permitted by law.
--In the course of our general business practices, we may disclose the information that we collect about you or others without your permission to the following types of institutions for the reasons described:
--To a 3rd party if the disclosure will enable that party to perform a business, professional, or insurance function for us;
--To an insurance institution or agent in order to prevent criminal activity, fraud or misrepresentation in connection with an insurance transaction;
--To an insurance institution or agent for either this agency or the entity to whom we disclose the information to perform a function in connection with an insurance transaction involving you;
--To a medical care institution or medical professional in order to verify coverage or benefits, inform you of a medical problem of which you may not be aware, or conduct an audit that would enable us to verify treatment;
--To an insurance regulatory authority, law enforcement, or other governmental authority in order to protect our interests in preventing or prosecuting fraud, or if we believe you have conducted illegal activities;
--To a group policyholder for the purpose of reporting claims experience or conducting an audit of our operations or services.
3. Our practices regarding information confidentiality and security
--We restrict access to nonpublic personal information about you to those employees that need to know that information in order to provide products or services to you. We maintain physical, electronic and procedural safeguards that comply with federal regulations to guard your nonpublic personal information.