33-18-223. Prohibited activities — glass broker defined. (1) It is unlawful for an insurance company, individually or with others, to directly or indirectly:

Terms Used In Montana Code 33-18-223

  • Person: includes a corporation or other entity as well as a natural person. See Montana Code 1-1-201

(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; or

(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 market price as provided in 33-18-222.

(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.