Privacy Policy

As a customer of Commonwealth Annuity and Life Insurance Company (formerly Allmerica Financial Life Insurance and Annuity Company), you may share with us non-public, personal information that we may use to provide products or services to you or your business. We are committed to safeguarding the privacy of any non-public, personal information our customers have entrusted to us.

This document summarizes the actions we have taken to ensure the privacy of the information you provide. We encourage you to read this document carefully and to contact us if you have any questions.

Collection of Information

We collect personal information so that we may offer quality products and services. This information may include, but is not limited to, name, address, Social Security number, and consumer reports from consumer reporting agencies in connection with your application for insurance or any renewal of insurance. For example, we may access driving records, insurance scores or health information. Our information sources will differ depending on your state and/or the product or service we are providing to you. This information may be collected directly from you and/or from affiliated companies, non-affiliated third parties, consumer reporting agencies, medical providers and third parties such as the Medical Information Bureau.

Disclosure of Information

We may disclose non-public, personal information you provide, as required to conduct our business and as permitted or required by law. We may share information with our affiliates or with third parties that assist us in processing and servicing your account. We also may share your information with regulatory or law enforcement agencies, reinsurers and others, as permitted or required by law. Our standards for disclosure apply to all of our current and former customers.

Safeguards to Protect Your Personal Information

We recognize the need to prevent unauthorized access to the information we collect, including that held in an electronic format on our computer systems. We maintain physical, electronic and procedural safeguards intended to protect all non-public, personal information.

Internal Access to Information

Access to personal, nonpublic information is limited to those people who need the information to provide our customers with products or services. These people are expected to protect this information from inappropriate access, disclosure and modification.

Access to Information

Upon written request, we will inform you if we have ordered an investigative consumer report. You have the right to make a written request within a reasonable period for information concerning the nature and scope of the report and to be interviewed as part of its preparation. You may obtain a copy of the report from the reporting agency and, under certain circumstances, you may be entitled to a copy at no cost.

You also may review certain information we have about you or your business in our files. To review information we maintain in our files about you or your business, please write to us, providing your complete name, address and policy number(s), and indicating specifically what you would like to see. If you request actual copies of your file, there may be a nominal charge.

We will tell you to whom we have disclosed the information within the two years prior to your request. If there is not a record indicating that the information was provided to another party, we will tell you to whom such information is normally disclosed.

There is information that we cannot share with you. This may include information collected in order to evaluate a claim under an insurance policy, when the possibility of a lawsuit exists. It may also include medical information that we would have to forward to a licensed medical doctor of your choosing so that it may be properly explained.

Correction of Information

If after reviewing your file you believe information is incorrect, please write to the consumer reporting agency or to us, whichever is applicable, explaining your position. The information in question will be investigated. If appropriate, corrections will be made to your file and the parties to whom the incorrect information was disclosed, if any, will be notified. However, if the investigation substantiates the information in the file, you will be notified of the reasons why the file will not be changed. If you are not satisfied with the evaluation, you have the right to place a statement in the file explaining why you believe the information is incorrect. We also will send a copy of your statement to the parties, if any, to whom we previously disclosed the information and include it in any future disclosures.

Further Information

If you have questions about our privacy notice, or if you would like to request information we have on file, please write to us at Commonwealth Annuity and Life Insurance Company, 132 Turnpike Road, Suite 210, Southborough, MA 01772. Please provide your complete name, address and policy number(s).

Our Commitment to Privacy

In the insurance and financial services business, lasting relationships are built upon mutual respect and trust. With that in mind, we hope that you have found this privacy notice useful and informative. Your privacy is important to us, and as state and federal privacy requirements change, we will modify our policies and procedures accordingly.