Accident or not, fender-bender penalties on rise
Many Massachusetts drivers are getting hit with thousands of dollars in questionable auto insurance surcharges after minor fender-benders, despite changes to state law in 2015.
And state insurance regulators, aware of the overcharging, have done little to stop it. Their remedy two years later: schedule a hearing some time this summer.
The problem began after the Legislature passed a law two years ago to address the skyrocketing cost of car repairs, which can quickly run up to hundreds of dollars for even small accidents. The law raised the minimum claim for repairs that would trigger the surcharge penalty insurers impose on drivers when they’ve had an accident that’s their fault.
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