SB 5052-S - DIGEST |
(DIGEST AS ENACTED) |
Declares that a person in this state has the right to choose any glass repair facility for the repair of a loss relating to motor vehicle glass. |
Requires an insurer or its third-party administrator that owns in whole or in part an automobile glass repair facility that is processing a claim limited only to auto glass to: (1) Verbally inform the person making the claim of loss, of the right provided under this act, at the time information regarding the automobile glass repair or replacement facilities is provided; and |
(2) Verbally inform the person making the claim of loss that the third-party administrator is an entity separate from the insurer that has a financial arrangement to process automobile glass claims on the insurer's behalf. |
Provides that a person making a claim of loss whose motor vehicle is repaired at an automotive glass repair or replacement facility subject to the notice requirements of this act may file a complaint with the office of the insurance commissioner. |