MI HB4826

Prohibits automobile insurers and their affiliates from owning or acquiring ownership interests in motor vehicle repair facilities, effective upon enactment.

Requires insurers that owned repair facilities on the effective date to divest all ownership interests by December 31, 2015.

Mandates insurers maintaining ownership interests during the transition period to post 18-point font notices at customer entrances, notify insureds in writing at policy delivery/renewal, and verbally notify insureds when claims are filed, informing them of the insurer's ownership and their right to choose any repair facility.

Allows any aggrieved person, including repair facilities, to bring legal action for injunctive relief to enforce compliance and recover reasonable attorney fees and court costs if they prevail.

Prohibits insurers from developing preferred repair facility lists or otherwise directing insureds toward specific repair facilities for claims.