South Carolina created vehicle-glass provider-choice and claim-handling rules

South Carolina Code §38-57-75 took effect January 1, 2013. It bars insurers and third-party administrators from requiring a particular glass repair provider, establishes procedures when an insured chooses a provider, and imposes shop-facing restrictions including insurer approval before insurance-paid glass work, limits on claim solicitation and coverage representations, and a rule that a glass provider may not serve as the insured's designee for first notice of loss.