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2001 SESSION

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HB 2657 Insurance; unfair claim settlement practices in accident appraisals.

Introduced by: C. Richard Cranwell | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Insurance; unfair claim settlement practices in appraisals. Provides that it is an unfair claim settlement practice for a repair facility to engage in a general business practice of paying kickbacks, rebates, commissions or other consideration to an insurer in connection with appraisal services. The bill also provides that it is an unfair claim settlement practice to make appraisals of the cost of repairing an automobile that has been damaged as a result of a collision, unless the appraisal is based upon a personal inspection by a representative of the repair facility or insurer.


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