Bill Text: CT HB05072 | 2013 | General Assembly | Chaptered
Bill Title: An Act Concerning Automotive Glass Work.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-1-1)
Status: (Passed) 2013-06-03 - Signed by the Governor [HB05072 Detail]
Download: Connecticut-2013-HB05072-Chaptered.html
Substitute House Bill No. 5072
AN ACT CONCERNING AUTOMOTIVE GLASS WORK.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. (NEW) (Effective January 1, 2014) (a) No automobile physical damage appraiser shall require that automotive glass work, as defined in section 20-330 of the general statutes, should or should not be performed in or by a specified facility or glass shop.
(b) No insurance company doing business in this state or third-party claims administrator, agent or adjuster for such company shall (1) require any insured to use a specific person for the provision of automotive glass work, or (2) state that choosing a facility other than a glass shop participating in an automotive glass work program established by such company will result in delays in or a lack of guarantee for the automotive glass work.
(c) (1) If there is any communication between a glass claims representative for an insurance company doing business in this state or a third-party claims administrator for such company and an insured regarding automotive glass work or automobile glass products, in the initial contact with the insured, such representative or claims administrator shall state or disclose to the insured a statement substantially similar to the following: "You have the right to choose a licensed glass shop where the damage to your motor vehicle will be repaired. If you have a preference, please let us know. ".
(2) No glass claims representative for an insurance company doing business in this state or a third-party claims administrator for such company shall provide an insured with the name of, schedule an appointment for an insured with or direct an insured to, a licensed glass shop that is owned by (A) such company, (B) such claims administrator, or (C) the same parent company as such insurance company or claims administrator, unless such representative or claims administrator provides the insured with the name of at least one additional licensed glass shop in the area where the automotive glass work is to be performed.