Commissioner Elias said in August 30 editorial that there is no proof of safety concerns suggested by proponents of bill requiring repairers to perform and insurers to pay for OEM collision repair procedures. Associations cite Texas case of improper repairs that led to lawsuit.
In a letter today, the Alliance of Automotive Service Providers (AASP), the Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS) and the Automotive Service Association (ASA) rebutted an August 30 Op-Ed article by New Hampshire Insurance Commissioner John Elias that said the repair industry was hijacking consumer protection laws to increase repair costs.
In the article, Elias
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