H 3446 Session 110 (1993-1994)
H 3446 General Bill, By C.C. Wells, Allison, H.H. Clyborne, Cobb-Hunter,
J.L.M. Cromer, Fair, T.L. Farr, Gamble, L.O. Graham, Haskins, Klauber, Koon,
Littlejohn, C.V. Marchbanks, J.G. McAbee, M. McLeod, Quinn, Rhoad, Riser,
Sharpe, J.S. Shissias, Simrill, E.C. Stoddard, Stuart, P.H. Thomas, Trotter,
D.C. Waldrop, Walker, Wilder, J.B. Wilder, Wilkins, S.S. Wofford, D.A. Wright and
R.M. Young
Similar(S 546)
A Bill to amend the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, by adding Section
38-57-75 so as to make it an unfair method of competition and unfair or
deceptive act or practice for an insurer to contract or agree with any company
or other business entity to manage, handle, or arrange insurance repair work
or to act as an agent for the insurer in any manner where the company or
entity sets a price which must be met by a repair shop as a condition of doing
claims repair work for the insurer and then retains a percentage of the claim
paid by the insurer.
02/10/93 House Introduced and read first time HJ-6
02/10/93 House Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and
Industry HJ-7
A BILL
TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976,
BY ADDING SECTION 38-57-75 SO AS TO MAKE IT AN UNFAIR
METHOD OF COMPETITION AND UNFAIR OR DECEPTIVE ACT
OR PRACTICE FOR AN INSURER TO CONTRACT OR AGREE
WITH ANY COMPANY OR OTHER BUSINESS ENTITY TO
MANAGE, HANDLE, OR ARRANGE INSURANCE REPAIR WORK
OR TO ACT AS AN AGENT FOR THE INSURER IN ANY MANNER
WHERE THE COMPANY OR ENTITY SETS A PRICE WHICH
MUST BE MET BY A REPAIR SHOP AS A CONDITION OF DOING
CLAIMS REPAIR WORK FOR THE INSURER AND THEN
RETAINS A PERCENTAGE OF THE CLAIM PAID BY THE
INSURER.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 38-57-75. It is an unfair method of competition and
unfair or deceptive act or practice, and, therefore, illegal under this
chapter, for an insurer to establish a contract or agreement with any
company or other business entity to manage, handle, or arrange
insurance repair work or to act as an agent for the insurer in any manner
where the company or entity sets a price which must be met by a repair
shop as a condition of doing claims repair work for the insurer and then
retains a percentage of the claim paid by the insurer."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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