Daily Archives: August 23, 2017

Insurance regulators fret over a spike in auto glass claims

By Malena Carollo, Times Staff Writer Wednesday, August 23, 2017 5:08am   TALLAHASSEE — Three months ago, state regulators weren’t tracking a surge in broken auto glass claims, particularly in Tampa Bay. The issue has their attention now. “There’s a lot more (assignment of benefits)-related litigation in the windshield space than in the property space,”…

Insurers say auto glass companies leading new wave of claims abuses

Sun Sentinel By Ron Hurtibise August 21, 2017 A new front has opened in the ongoing battle between repair contractors and the insurance industry, and this time ground zero isn’t South Florida. Lawsuits between independent auto glass repair businesses that replace cracked and broken windshields and auto insurers that pay for them have increased dramatically…