(a) An adjuster, appraiser, or insurance producer or employee of an insurer may not:
(1) recommend the use of a specific repair service or source for the repair or replacement of property damage to a motor vehicle without informing the claimant or insured that the claimant or insured does not have to use the recommended repair service or source;
(2) require that an appraisal or repair be made in a specific repair shop;
(3) require that a claimant or insured use a specific contractor or repair shop for a repair service or repair product; or
(4) intimidate, coerce, or threaten a claimant or insured to use a specific contractor or repair shop for a repair service or repair product.
Gratuity or other forms of renumeration from repair service
(b) An adjuster or appraiser may not accept a gratuity or other form of remuneration from a repair service for recommending that repair service to a claimant or insured.
Credits
Added by Acts 1995, c. 36, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1997. Amended by Acts 2001, c. 731, § 1, eff. July 2, 2001.
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
