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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>🔐 '''Consent management''' in insurance refers to the systems, processes, and policies that enable [[Definition:Insurance carrier | insurers]], [[Definition:Insurance broker | brokers]], and other market participants to collect, record, and honor the data-processing preferences expressed by [[Definition:Policyholder | policyholders]] and prospects. Because insurance operations depend on large volumes of personal and often sensitive information — medical histories for [[Definition:Life insurance | life]] and [[Definition:Health insurance | health]] products, driving records for [[Definition:Motor insurance | motor]] lines, financial data for [[Definition:Commercial insurance | commercial]] placements — firms must demonstrate a lawful basis for processing that data. Under frameworks such as the General Data Protection Regulation ([[Definition:General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) | GDPR]]) and the California Consumer Privacy Act, consent is one of several lawful bases, and managing it properly is a core compliance obligation.<br />
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⚙️ A consent management platform (CMP) typically sits at the intersection of customer-facing digital experiences and back-end data infrastructure. When a customer fills out an [[Definition:Insurance application | application]] online, the CMP captures granular preferences — whether the individual agrees to marketing communications, data sharing with [[Definition:Reinsurance | reinsurers]] or [[Definition:Third-party administrator (TPA) | third-party administrators]], or the use of their data for [[Definition:Automated decision-making | automated decision-making]] such as algorithmic [[Definition:Underwriting | underwriting]]. Those preferences must then propagate downstream, ensuring that [[Definition:Claims handling | claims handlers]], analytics teams, and partner organizations respect the boundaries the customer has set. Withdrawal of consent must be as easy as granting it, and the firm must be able to demonstrate an auditable trail of what was consented to, when, and through which channel.<br />
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💡 Poor consent management exposes insurers to regulatory penalties, reputational harm, and operational disruption. A [[Definition:Fine | fine]] under the GDPR can reach into the tens of millions, but the subtler cost is the erosion of customer trust at a time when data is central to competitive advantage. [[Definition:Insurtech | Insurtechs]] that rely on rich data sets to power personalized [[Definition:Pricing | pricing]], [[Definition:Telematics | telematics]] programs, or [[Definition:Embedded insurance | embedded insurance]] journeys face an acute challenge: the more data they want to use, the more transparent and capable their consent mechanisms must be. Firms that treat consent management as a strategic enabler — rather than a compliance burden — find they can unlock data-driven innovation while strengthening customer relationships.<br />
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'''Related concepts'''<br />
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* [[Definition:General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)]]<br />
* [[Definition:Data privacy]]<br />
* [[Definition:Data protection officer (DPO)]]<br />
* [[Definition:Automated decision-making]]<br />
* [[Definition:Right to erasure]]<br />
* [[Definition:Cyber insurance]]<br />
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