Section 38a-354a - Automobile appraisers and insurers prohibited from requiring where automotive glass work should be performed or making certain statements. Statement required during initial contact with insured.

CT Gen Stat § 38a-354a (2019) (N/A)

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(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.

(c) 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.”.

(P.A. 13-67, S. 1; P.A. 15-118, S. 70.)

History: P.A. 13-67 effective January 1, 2014; P.A. 15-118 amended Subsec. (c) by deleting former Subdiv. (2) and making a conforming change.

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