Due to the requirements of financial regulators, insurance companies need to keep a copy of their customers' valid identification, so it is generally safe to apply for insurance through formal channels and provide a copy of their ID cards.

The method of providing a copy of ID card safely is as follows:

1. It is better to give it directly to the counter staff of the insurance company, not to others. Giving the original to others is also risky;

2. If you are worried that the information on the ID card copy will be leaked, you can write "XXX business is only for yourself, and it is invalid for others to use" on the copy to ensure that the ID card copy will not be used by others.

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Insurance notice:

1. Determine the legal identity of the insurer and avoid being cheated. When someone knocks on the door to visit or sell insurance, you have the right to ask them to show the relevant certificates with the logo of the insurance company or the certificates of the insurance agent.

2. Be familiar with insurance liability, and don't take out insurance blindly. Before applying for insurance, you must ask the salesman to explain the characteristics and insurance responsibilities of the insurance clauses in detail, and fully understand the insurance responsibilities listed in the insurance clauses, especially the exemption clauses.

3, fulfill the obligation to tell the truth, so as not to eat bitter fruit. The insurance contract shall be based on the honesty and credit of both parties, and the applicant or the insured shall truthfully fill in the relevant matters of the insurance application and truthfully inform the inquiry of the insurance company.

Source: Baidu Encyclopedia-Insurance Notes