Allstate Insurance v. Auto Damage Appraiser Licensing Board

At issue in this case is the meaning and validity of 212 Code Mass. Regs. § 2.04(l)(c) (1983) (Regulation 1-82). The defendant, the Auto Damage Appraiser Licensing Board (board), interprets Regulation 1-82 as imposing a total .prohibition on communications between insurance companies and their customers regarding automobile repair shops.

*851Allstate filed a complaint seeking declaratory and injunctive relief in the Supreme Judicial Court for Suffolk County to prevent the board from prohibiting Allstate from providing automobile owners, at their request, with information regarding repair shops…