Bill Text: PA HR836 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Urging the Insurance Commissioner to investigate the prevalence of the practice by which motor vehicle insurers coerce or otherwise attempt to aggressively direct their insureds who have filed claims for damaged motor vehicles to use motor vehicle repair shops that have been preapproved by the insurer or that are affiliated with the insurer, thereby restricting or adversely affecting the choice of the insureds to select repair shops of their own choice.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 10-3)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-06-02 - Referred to INSURANCE [HR836 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2009-HR836-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 3843
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No. 836 Session of2010
INTRODUCED BY BARRAR, BENNINGHOFF, BEYER, DALEY, DeLUCA, GEIST, GINGRICH, HARRIS, HORNAMAN, METCALFE, MURT, RAPP AND VULAKOVICH, JUNE 2, 2010
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON INSURANCE, JUNE 2, 2010
A RESOLUTION
Urging the Insurance Commissioner to investigate the prevalence
of the practice by which motor vehicle insurers coerce or
otherwise attempt to aggressively direct their insureds who
have filed claims for damaged motor vehicles to use motor
vehicle repair shops that have been preapproved by the
insurer or that are affiliated with the insurer, thereby
restricting or adversely affecting the choice of the insureds
to select repair shops of their own choice.
WHEREAS, It appears that motor vehicle insurers coerce or
otherwise attempt to aggressively direct their insureds who have
filed claims for damaged motor vehicles to use motor vehicle
repair shops that have been preapproved by the insurer or that
are affiliated with the insurer; and
WHEREAS, Such activity by an insured restricts or adversely
affects the choice of its insureds to select repair shops of
their own choice; and
WHEREAS, There is concern that this activity may be a
widespread insurance practice in this Commonwealth; and
WHEREAS, The Insurance Commissioner is the State official
best suited to investigate the prevalence of this activity
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throughout this Commonwealth; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives urge the
Insurance Commissioner to investigate the prevalence of the
practice by which motor vehicle insurers coerce or otherwise
attempt to aggressively direct their insureds who have filed
claims for damaged motor vehicles to use motor vehicle repair
shops that have been pre-approved by the insurer or that are
affiliated with the insurer, thereby restricting or adversely
affecting the choice of the insureds to select repair shops of
their own choice; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives urge the
Insurance Commissioner to report the findings of its
investigation to the General Assembly within six months of the
adoption of this resolution.
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