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California: NAMIC Joins State Advocacy Partners in Opposing Auto Repair Damage Assessment Bill

A public hearing was held April 1 on a bill, AB 1179, that would require insurers to disclose in writing to claimants that any automobile damage appraisal conducted by an insurer would be merely a "damage assessment" and would not be a "written estimate" of repair costs, as defined in the proposed legislation. This bill would also require insurers to disclose, in a specific manner set forth in the bill, that the actual cost of repair may be higher than the damage assessment.


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