Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions saw largest increases. For the fourth consecutive quarter, the … [Read More...]
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Dealership Body Shop Sales Up in First Six Months of 2019
While sales are up, NADA mid-year report sees slight decrease in percentage of dealers operating … [Read More...]
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Washington State Supreme Court Overturns Lower Court Ruling That Held Insurance Adjusters Personally Liable for Insurance Bad Faith Violations
Majority on Supreme Court find that individual insurance adjusters not personally liable under state law. The Supreme Court of the State of Washington yesterday ruled 5-4 in favor of Allstate Insurance and one of its adjusters in a closely watched case where … [Read More...]
Florida Legislation Seeks to Prohibit Repairers from Offering Incentives on Glass Claims
House and Senate Bills would make it illegal to offer customers anything of value to handle their insurance glass claim. Two bills filed for the 2020 legislative session in Florida seek to prohibit repair facilities from offering potential customers an … [Read More...]
Interview: Burl Richards, Auto Body Association of Texas
Richards discusses collision repair industry issues that led to founding of association. Highlights Texas Auto Body Trade Show that starts today. The Texas Auto Body Trade show starts today at the Will Rogers Memorial Center in Fort Worth, Texas. The annual … [Read More...]
New Hampshire Legislators Fail to Override OEM Collision Repair Procedure Bill Veto
Effort to override veto falls short of 2/3 majority required in House of Representatives. Proponents of a bill to require collision repair shops to follow, and insurers to pay for, OEM collision repair procedures failed yesterday to secure the required 2/3 … [Read More...]
New Hampshire Lawmakers Call on Colleagues to Override Veto of OEM Collision Repair Procedure Bill
Lawmakers criticize insurance commissioner comments supporting veto as insurance industry talking points. In an op-ed published in the New Hampshire Union Leader on September 15, a group of legislators criticized New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu’s … [Read More...]