[Regulatory Framework – Privacy Legislation]What does the acronymPIPEDAstand for?

PIPEDAis the federal Canadian privacy legislation governing how private-sector organizations—including insurance companies, brokers, and adjusters—collect, use, and disclosepersonal informationduring commercial activities. Its full and correct name is:

Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act

PIPEDA sets out requirements for informed consent, accuracy, safeguarding of data, client access rights, and limitations on secondary use of personal information. Insurance operations rely heavily on personal data, so compliance is mandatory.

Options A, B, and C are fictitious and have no connection to Canadian insurance regulation or privacy law.

Thus, the correct answer isD.