Regulatory Assessment

BB-UW-0098 FLAG

TX · auto · underwriting · decided 2026-10-15 14:53 UTC · Bluebonnet Mutual Insurance Company (fictional)

On 2026-10-15, uw-triage v2.4 (an internally developed system) produced 'approve' in a TX auto underwriting transaction. Inputs included application data, claims history, consumer report, credit, geography. A consumer report was used. No human reviewed the output before it took effect. The outcome was not adverse to the consumer. RegBench applied 11 rule(s) in force on 2026-10-15 and recorded 2 finding(s); the most serious is 'Consumer report used with no data source reference recorded' (low, L0).

FLAG: 2 finding(s) under rules 2026.10+dbe5ddf6, corpus 2026-10-30-5f07c521. Routed to the carrier's compliance reviewer with cited findings.

Findings (2)

low L0 black letter flag exhibit C, D us.fcra.permissible-purpose-undocumented

Consumer report used with no data source reference recorded

Finding. A consumer report was used but the transaction records no data source reference, so the permissible purpose and the furnishing agency cannot be evidenced from the case file.

Basis. FCRA § 604(a)(3)(C) permits use of a consumer report in connection with the underwriting of insurance; the case file should identify the report and the agency so the permissible purpose and any later § 615 notice can be evidenced.

Required action. Record the consumer reporting agency and report reference on the transaction.

Excerpt: us-fcra-1681b-a-3-c · federal statute (public domain) · in force from 1971-04-25

"[A]ny consumer reporting agency may furnish a consumer report under the following circumstances and no other: ... (3) To a person which it has reason to believe ... (C) intends to use the information in connection with the underwriting of insurance involving the consumer".

low L4 guidance flag exhibit D tx.tdi.third-party-data-source-unrecorded

Third-party data used with no source recorded

Finding. The decision used data from a third party, and the transaction records no data source, so the accuracy of the data cannot be traced or corrected.

Basis. Bulletin B-0036-20 reminds regulated entities that they "are responsible for the accuracy of the data used in rating, underwriting, and claims handling" even when "the data is provided by a third party", and encourages a way for policyholders to review and correct it.

Required action. Record the data source reference so the data can be traced and corrected.

Excerpt: tx-tdi-b-0036-20 · regulatory bulletin addressed to all regulated entities and their agents (government edict) · in force from 2020-09-30

Regulated entities "are responsible for the accuracy of the data used in rating, underwriting, and claims handling", "even if the data is provided by a third party"; "TDI may pursue enforcement action against an insurer if its use of inaccurate data harms policyholders"; "Insurers are encouraged to provide policyholders with a way to review and correct data being used by the insurer." The bulletin states it does not create a new legal duty.

Point in time

Law as of
2026-10-15
Rules version
2026.10+dbe5ddf6
Corpus snapshot
2026-10-30-5f07c521
Engine
regbench-engine/0.4.0 · deterministic-1
Fingerprint
6ab443c05c6fe5bd4895828f
Evaluated
2026-10-30 11:23:22 UTC
Exhibit C case file
yes

Ledger

Entry
#98 · assessment · recorded 2026-10-15T14:56:21+00:00
Hash
bf3ac86a5a03e810e044519e0b49dbbf2d921c951a43e43bb41f6cd778709547
Previous
7ef37006fe2e18bb3d431351d05f7675ae29bc9ea9adf62201fb618b8d4772c4
Stored copy intact
yes, hashes match

Verify the whole chain Case file JSON

Carrier review

Resolved by underwriter · outcome remediated · 71.3 hours after it opened · Resolved in the carrier's review queue (synthetic).

Recorded facts

AI system
uw-triage v2.4 · internal · high-risk class: underwriting
Governance attested
True
Testing report
test://bluebonnet/uw-triage/2026Q3
Model documentation
doc://bluebonnet/uw-triage/2.4
Feature classes
application_data, claims_history, consumer_report, credit, geography
Protected factors used
none
External data (ECDIS)
False
Consumer report / credit
True / True
Data sources
none recorded
Decision
approve · score 0.189
Human review
none
Adverse to consumer
False
Notice
not recorded · reasons: False · specific: False · external data disclosed: False
Appeal channel
–
Consumer token
tok_e94d8984a3