Removing Your Phone Number from Getting Health Insurance Calls
You may have come across a "lead-generating" website offering a quote for health insurance. These sites will ask for your contact information or Personal Identifiable Information, otherwise known as PII.
Unfortunately, with many lead-generating websites, you are not given the quote right away. After taking your contact information it is oftentimes sold to multiple telemarketing insurance agencies.
What You Need to Know
- COBRAinsurance.com does not resell customer information
- We only call when you've given us permission
- Use the National Do Not Call Registry to slow down unsolicited calls
- Mobile Apps can help screen unwanted calls
We Never Sell Your Information!
COBRAinsurance.com is a private insurance company focused on educating individuals about the COBRA federal law. Unlike lead-generating websites, we don't sell your private information to third parties.
Our goal is to provide accurate information and affordable alternatives to COBRA coverage.
Please see our Privacy Policy.
What is PII?
Personal Identifiable Information or PII is defined as information: (i) that directly identifies an individual (e.g., name, address, social security number or other identifying number or code, telephone number, email address, etc.) or (ii) by which an agency intends to identify specific individuals in conjunction with other data elements, i.e., indirect identification. (These data elements may include a combination of gender, race, birth date, geographic indicator, and other descriptors).
National Do Not Call Registry
The National Do Not Call Registry was established to help prevent unsolicited sales calls. Registering your home or cell phone number is completely free. If you have already registered your phone number and are still receiving many unwanted calls, they are most likely from scammers.
Use Call Blocking to Avoid Scam Calls
Call blocking refers to technologies or devices that can prevent many unwanted calls, such as scam calls and illegal robocalls, from reaching you. Cell phones, home phones that make internet calls (VoIP), and landlines all have their own call-blocking features. Be aware that some legitimate calls may be blocked by these services.
Downloading a call-blocking app is one of the best ways to block unwanted calls on a cell phone. A call-blocking app functions as a filter. The company behind the app predicts which calls are illegal or likely to be scams based on call data or reports from users, the FTC, and other sources. Those calls are then intercepted before they reach you. Some apps are free, while others require payment.
There are many call-blocking apps available in both the App Store for iPhone and the Google Play Store for Android to help prevent unwanted calls on your mobile device.
Available Apps to Stop Unwanted Calls
Disclosure: The links to these apps are provided for convenience only and are not affiliate links; we do not earn any commission from your downloads.
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