S 0807 General Bill, By Knotts, Coleman, Reese, Lourie and Leventis
 A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION
 39-5-31 SO AS TO MAKE IT AN UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE GLASS
 REPAIR BUSINESS THAT ADMINISTERS INSURANCE CLAIMS FOR MOTOR VEHICLE GLASS
 REPAIRS TO HAVE AN INSURED'S GLASS REPAIR BUSINESS REFERRED TO ITSELF OR TO
 USE INFORMATION TO SOLICIT BUSINESS.

   04/13/11  Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 5)
   04/13/11  Senate Referred to Committee on Banking and Insurance
                     (Senate Journal-page 5)

A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 39-5-31 SO AS TO MAKE IT AN UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE GLASS REPAIR BUSINESS THAT ADMINISTERS INSURANCE CLAIMS FOR MOTOR VEHICLE GLASS REPAIRS TO HAVE AN INSURED'S GLASS REPAIR BUSINESS REFERRED TO ITSELF OR TO USE INFORMATION TO SOLICIT BUSINESS.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION    1.    Article 1, Chapter 5, Title 39 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 39-5-31.    It is an unlawful trade practice pursuant to Section 39-5-20 for a motor vehicle glass repair business actively engaged in the repair of motor vehicle glass, or a person or entity with a ten percent or more ownership interest in that business, and acting as a third party administrator of insurance claims made pursuant to insurance coverage for motor vehicle glass repair to:

(1)    refer or steer, or cause to be referred or steered, an insured's motor vehicle glass repair business to itself; or

(2)    use consumer information obtained in the process of acting in that dual capacity to solicit motor vehicle glass repair business."

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.