Consumer Watchdog Calls Out State Farm For Power Grab Legislation That Undermines Consumers Seeking Auto Crash Repairs and Threatens Their Safety,…
Consumer Watchdog Calls Out State Farm For Power Grab Legislation That Undermines Consumers Seeking Auto Crash Repairs and Threatens Their Safety, Asks For Its Withdrawal
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The legislation undermines state regulations that protect consumers from
In a letter to Burke,
"Its true intent, which is, more than likely, not how it has been represented to you, is to allow
Read Consumer Watchdog's letter, which enumerates the abuses
AB 1679 repeals recently enacted
Current law gives consumers the right to select a repair facility to have their vehicle repaired. Although insurers may advertise and promote their own repair shops,
CDI issued regulations to clarify and complement existing law to prevent such steering and ensure unfettered consumer choice of repair shops and more timely damage inspections. The CDI regulations provide guidelines and reasonable timeframes for insurers to inspect damaged vehicles and identify what constitutes unreasonable distances in cases where an insurer requires the consumer to travel to obtain a repair estimate or have a vehicle repaired.
Consumer Watchdog said
In addition, the CDI regulations clearly define the code of conduct that
"AB 1679 even takes away the state regulatory authority's ability to try and prevent such harm to consumers," wrote Mattoch. "That is the very reason why
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