NU Online News Service, Oct. 16, 3:45 p.m. EDT

Forty-three insurance agents and brokers have been fined a total of $42,650 for accepting kickbacks, or failing to supervise staff who accepted kickbacks to steer customers to certain auto glass repair shops, Insurance Superintendent James Wrynn announced today.

The agents and brokers work at more than two dozen different insurance agencies in western and central New York. They are accused of accepting gift cards in return for recommending two specific glass shops to auto insurance customers who had filed claims to have their vehicles repaired.

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