Insurer-Partnered Repair Shop Returns Car Incomplete After 34 Days, Insurer Stops Paying
After a vehicle theft claim was approved, Allstate's partner repair shop held the car for 34 days, performed only minor work with no frame inspection, and returned it still damaged; the insurer then stopped paying mid-repair and both parties redirected the customer to the other without resolving the issue. The dispute shows a structural accountability gap between insurers and their designated repair-shop networks.
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