The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) is warning vehicle owners in Florida not to become a victim of fraud when having a windshield repaired or replaced and to avoid assignment of benefits (AOB) “schemes” by glass repair and replacement facilities.
Insurers in Florida have been pushing for legislation reforming the AOB process on homeowners insurance, though the effort failed in 2017. Proponents of the legislation have blamed skyrocketing homeowners rates on contractors who descend upon the state following major storms and hurricanes who get insureds to sign an AOB form designating the repairer as the beneficiary of the
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