Wisconsin Bill Will Affect Auto Insurance Companies

 
For many Wisconsin auto insurance companies they have favorite car repair shops that they use over and over. When someone who has their auto insurance has an accident, the company gives them the name of some of the dealers that they are used to working with and they “steer” them in the direction of those repair shops. They maintain that these shops will give them the best pricing on repairs and that is why they recommend them.
 
However, new legislation would make that “steering” illegal. They would have to leave it up to the consumer to find their own repair place, something that the auto insurance companies say is a bad idea. They contend that most consumers do not have time to shop around for the best deal, and so they might end up paying for repairs out of their own pockets.
 
But the auto repair places say that it is only fair. They contend that if they are not on the list that the auto insurance company uses, they are losing out on that business. They argue that it will make repairs more competitive because those repair shops won’t automatically get the work – they will have to bid for it along with everyone else.
 
The auto insurance companies say that this is going to end up delaying claims for consumers and will ultimately increase auto insurance premiums. They say that this is a bad idea and they are going to fight it.

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