Texas bill would outlaw 'swoop and settle' insurance tactic after car crashes
AUSTIN (CBSNewsTexas.com) – Just hours after 18-year-old Rayza Dominguez was involved in a rear-end car crash in Frisco, Texas, the phone rang. It ...
AUSTIN (CBSNewsTexas.com) – Just hours after 18-year-old Rayza Dominguez was involved in a rear-end car crash in Frisco, Texas, the phone rang. It was the other driver's insurance company. The insurance company told Dominguez it wanted to get money into her hands quickly so she could repair her car. Over the phone, Dominguez was offered $1,000. She said, "yes." "[The insurance representative] said if you don't take this now, I can't guarantee you that we'll offer you this much in the future," Dominguez said.