33-18-223. Prohibited activities -- glass broker defined. (1) It is unlawful for an insurance company, individually or with others, to directly or indirectly:
     (a) establish an agreement with any person to act as a glass broker for the insurance company under which the glass broker sets a price that must be met by a glass repair shop as a condition for doing glass replacement or glass repair work for the insurance company;
     (b) establish an agreement with a glass broker that requires a glass repair shop to bill through that glass broker as a condition of doing glass replacement or glass repair work;
     (c) establish a price that must be met by a glass repair shop as a condition for doing glass replacement or glass repair work that is below the prevailing market price as provided in 33-18-222;
     (d) establish an agreement for the processing of claims or bills with a glass broker or with an entity that has a financial interest in an entity in this state that installs or provides glass for installation; or
     (e) share information obtained through the processing of glass replacement or glass repair bills with an entity that is involved directly or indirectly in any aspect of the glass manufacturing, replacement, or repair business.
     (2) As used in this section, "glass broker" means an automobile glass company that acts as a third-party agent for the insurer whenever the glass broker enters into agreements with other automobile glass dealers to perform glass replacement or glass repair work or that installs or manufactures glass or provides glass for installation.

     History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 554, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 207, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 526, L. 1999.