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 an appellate court had ruled that individual adjusters could be held liable, along […]
Florida Legislation Seeks to Prohibit Repairers from Offering Incentives on Glass Claims
House and Senate Bills would it illegal to offers customer 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 incentive to handle their auto glass insurance claims. Florida House Bill 169 (HB 169) and Senate […]
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 two-day event, sponsored by the Auto Body Association of Texas (ABAT) includes an education […]
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 majority necessary to override Governor Chris Sununu’s August veto. Members of the New Hampshire […]
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 veto of OEM collision repair legislation. New Hampshire House Bill 664 (HB 664), that was approved by the legislature in […]
Tony Aquila Sues Solera Alleging Breach of Separation Deal
The founder and former CEO of Solera filed a lawsuit in Delaware State Court alleging company manufactured breach of contract to avoid awarding over $100 million in stock options. Tony Aquila, the founder and former CEO of Solera who left the company earlier this year, filed a lawsuit on September 4, in Delaware state court […]
Coalition Seeks Federal Solution to Establish Vehicle Data Access Rights
Independent repair associations join with insurers, parts suppliers, fleet operators and consumer groups to call for data access guarantees in federal legislation. In comments to U.S. House and Senate committees considering autonomous vehicle legislation, the U.S. Vehicle Data Access Coalition, a broad based and growing group of automotive repair and supplier association and businesses, last […]
Justice Department Extends Public Comment Period on 1963 Consent Decree Until October 2
Members of the collision repair industry that want to see the 1963 insurance antitrust consent decree applied to the insurance industry in the 21st century have a few more weeks to make their case to enforce the decree. The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division posted on its website detailing the listing of consent […]
U.S. Senator Blumenthal Joins Collision Repair Association in Call to Preserve 1963 Consent Decree
Senator Blumenthal has repeatedly called on the U.S. DOJ to enforce the 1963 insurance industry antitrust consent decree to protect consumers and competition. U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal from Connecticut joined members of the Auto Body Association of Connecticut yesterday to warn the public of the potential consequences of the proposed termination of a 1963 consent […]
New Hampshire Governor Vetoes OEM Collision Repair Procedure Bill
Governor Sununu expressed concern over impact on insurance prices, ability of smaller repair facilities to compete in message outlining reasons for veto. On August 15, New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu vetoed legislation that would have required insurance companies to pay claims based upon OEM collision repair procedures citing the legislation’s potential to increase the cost […]