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Subcommittee approves bill to ban assignment-of-claim provisions in homeowner property insurance contracts
Summary
The subcommittee unanimously approved HB 1628, a consumer-protection bill, to void assignment-of-claim provisions that transfer claim control from homeowners to contractors; sponsors and insurers said it protects homeowners from unscrupulous contractors.
Delegate Keas Gamara presented HB 1628, a bill that would prohibit assignment-of-claim clauses in homeowner property insurance contracts so that homeowners retain the right to authorize payment and control repairs after a covered loss.
Nut graf: Proponents described the bill as a consumer-protection measure that preserves homeowner control over repairs and prevents contractors from collecting an…
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