In a StarPhoenix op-ed, the president and CEO of SGI responds to charges that his company collects too much personal health information. Saskatchewan Information and Privacy Commissioner Gary Dickson announced recently that the government auto insurer was "over collecting" information about claimants. Dickson said the company should revise its procedures. But CEO Andrew Cartmell says SGI collects the complete medical records of only a minority of customers who have filed complex injury claims. Cartmell adds that "SGI always asks customers for their consent to obtain medical records, and customers have the right to refuse."
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