By Mr. Fennell of Lynn, petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 944) of Robert F. Fennell that the Rating Bureau within the Division of Insurance be directed to study direct payment and referral repair shop plans by motor vehicles insurers.  Financial Services.

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PETITION OF:

Robert F. Fennell

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In the Year Two Thousand and Seven.

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An Act relative to an automobile market conduct study. .

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

SECTION 1. Section 8E of chapter 26 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2004 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding at the end of the last sentence of the fifth paragraph the following paragraph: -

However, the commissioner shall instruct the bureau to conduct a market conduct study of the direct payment and referral repair shop plans by motor vehicle insurers no less than every three years with an initial study no later than December 31, 2007.  Said market conduct study shall include a review of compliance with the thirteenth paragraph of Section 34O of chapter 90 of the General Laws, subsections (b) and 211 CMR 123, 211 CMR 133 and 212 CMR 2.00