Auto glass will be exempt from a newly enacted Rhode Island law that would prohibit insurers from denying the use of OEM parts for vehicles that are between 4 and 6 years old. The glass exemption is already part of an existing Rhode Island law that was slightly amended to allow car owners
Auto glass will be exempt from a bill passed by the Rhode Island legislature that would prohibit insurers from denying the use of OEM parts for vehicles that are between two and three years old. The glass exemption is part of an existing Rhode Island law that would be slightly
On January 4, the Rhode Island legislature easily overrode the Governor’s veto of legislation to require insurers to pay for markup on certain auto body shop expenses. The “Unfair Claims Settlement Practices Act”, H bill 6324 and S bill 870, had passed both houses of the legislature on July 1 and
Two bills were introduced in the Rhode Island House of Representatives by Rep. William O’Brien concerning the relationship between auto repair shops and insurance companies. The first bill, H 6234, would amend the state Unfair Claims Settlement Practices Act by: 1) clarifying that the unfair practice of refusing to compensate an
Legislation introduced in the Rhode Island House would exempt certain public officials from the requirement of maintaining transparent windows and windshields. The bill, H 7203, specifically exempts municipal or state police officers, firefighters, state court judges and Members of the Rhode Island General Assembly from the requirement. Click here for
Two Rhode Island bills have been signed into law. The first bill, HB 5674, aims to “define service contracts and clarify that service contracts are not insurance and not otherwise subject to the insurance code.” It specifically states, a service contract means “a contract or agreement for a separately stated
A Rhode Island bill designed to “define service contracts and clarify that service contracts are not insurance and not otherwise subject to the insurance code” has been signed into law. The bill, HB 5674, states, a service contract means “a contract or agreement for a separately stated consideration for any
A Rhode Island bill that amends the “general regulatory provisions [for] service contracts” has passed both the state’s House and Senate. The bill, S 458, defines “service contract” as “a contract or agreement for a separately stated consideration for any duration to perform the repair, replacement or maintenance of a
A Rhode Island bill that would “require that the owner of a vehicle be notified in writing or by electronic mail that installation of an aftermarket glass may require re-calibration of safety related systems, or vehicle may not function as designed” has passed the state’s Senate and moved to the
A Rhode Island House bill that “requires that the owner of a vehicle be notified in writing that installation of an aftermarket glass will require re-calibration of safety related systems, for which cost the insurer is responsible” has been recommended for further study. The bill, H 6104, notes that it