Abstract: Declares unfair claims settlement practices relative to repair estimates of original field
adjusters.
Present law provides a list of unfair or deceptive acts or practices in the conduct of the business of
insurance.
Proposed law retains present law.
Proposed law adds an insurer's failure to give a requesting insured the original field adjuster's repair
estimate, and failure to identify the person who made any revisions, as unfair claims settlement
practices.
(Adds R.S. 22:1964(14)(q))
Summary of Amendments Adopted by House
The Committee Amendments Proposed by House Committee on Insurance to the original bill:
1. Delete proposed law relative to adjusters' reports, records of alterations, and retention of
records, as unfair or deceptive practices.
2. Add an insurer's failure to give a requesting insured the original field adjuster's repair
estimate, and failure to identify the person who made any revisions, as unfair claims
settlement practices.