Bill Text: CT HB06869 | 2015 | General Assembly | Comm Sub

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Bill Title: An Act Concerning Automotive Glass Work Appointments.

Spectrum: Committee Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-04-01 - File Number 376 [HB06869 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2015-HB06869-Comm_Sub.html

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General Assembly		Raised Bill No. 6869
January Session, 2015		LCO No. 3811
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Referred to Committee on INSURANCE AND REAL ESTATE
Introduced by:
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AN ACT CONCERNING AUTOMOTIVE GLASS WORK APPOINTMENTS.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

Section 1. Section 38a-354a of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2015):

(a) No automobile physical damage appraiser shall require that automotive glass work, as defined in section 20-330, 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, or (3) schedule an appointment for automotive glass work for an insured.

(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.]

This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1	October 1, 2015	38a-354a

INS

Joint Favorable