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Rhode Island Senate Passes Legislation to Clarify Paint, Body and Refinish Materials Payment Regulations

June 23, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

Rhode Island S870

Bill now goes to Rhode Island House of Representatives. Legislation in Rhode Island that seeks to update Unfair Claims Practices laws came one step closer to enactment with its passage yesterday by the Rhode Island Senate. The legislation, Senate Bill 870 (SB 870), introduced in May, seeks to amend Rhode Island’s Unfair Claims Settlement Practices […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: estimating, legislation, Materials, Paint, Rhode Island

Australia Parliament Passes Automotive Right to Repair Law

June 17, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

Right to Repair Legislation Introduced in Australia

New law requires vehicle manufacturers to provide access to service and repair information to independent automotive and collision repair facilities as well as training providers. Legislation in the Australian Parliament to require vehicle manufacturer and other affiliated data providers to make repair information supplied to dealer repair facilities available to independent repairers and training groups […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: Australia, legislation, Right to Repair

Maryland Enacts Revised Auto Glass Safety Law

June 3, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

Maryland Enacts Revised Auto Glass Safety Law

Law specifies use of Auto Glass Safety Council standards for glass replacement. Legislation to revise Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration regulations governing auto glass replacement will become law in October following its passage by the legislature and Governor Larry Hogan allowing it to become law without signing in May. Maryland House Bill 519 revises Subsection G […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: Auto Glass, Auto Glass Safety Council, legislation, Maryland

Rhode Island Legislation Seeks to Clarify Paint, Body and Refinish Materials Payment Regulations

May 18, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

Rhode Island 2021 Legislation

Bills specify examples of materials calculators. Requires vehicle owner written consent if insurer not retaining salvage. Prohibits insurers refusing to pay for sublet services. Two bills introduced in Rhode Island seek to update Unfair Claims Practices laws to provide specific examples of materials calculation systems and add a requirement that insurers get written consent from […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: legislation, Materials, Refinish, Rhode Island, Salvage, Sublet, Total Loss

Legislation to Restrict Insurance Companies from Requiring Specific Collision Repair Facility Vendors Reintroduced in New York State

April 15, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

Proposed bill would prohibit insurer requirement that collision repair facility use a specific vendor for parts or materials purchases. A bill that would make it illegal for insurance companies to require repair shops to use specific vendors or processes for the acquisition of collision repair parts and materials has been reintroduced in New York State. […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: legislation, New York State, Parts Procurement, Vendor Requirements

Right to Repair Legislation Introduced in Australia

March 25, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

Right to Repair Legislation Introduced in Australia

Bill follows years long effort to establish framework to assure access for independent auto repair facilities and training organizations. Legislation was introduced March 24 in the Australian Parliament to require vehicle manufacturer and other affiliated data providers to make repair information supplied to dealer repair facilities available to independent repairers and training groups. The proposed […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: Australia, legislation, Right to Repair, Telematics

Interview: Mary Mahoney, Enterprise

March 18, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

In our video interview, Mahoney details the new collision engineering pilot program designed to attract and train the next generation of collision repair technicians. In January, Enterprise Holdings announced the launch of its Automotive Collision Engineering Pilot Program, a collaboration of the Enterprise Rent-A-Car Foundation and Ranken Technical College. The program is designed to attract […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: Apprentice Program, Enterprise Holdings, Interview, Ranken Technical College, Workforce Development

New Hampshire House Committee Unanimous in Disapproval of Manufacturer ADAS Procedure and Collision Repair Paint and Materials Bill

March 11, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

New Hampshire House Bill 310

Legislation would have established a rebuttable presumption that OEM recommendation for scans and recalibration as well as paint and materials charges based upon a third-party guidelines. The New Hampshire House Commerce and Consumer Affairs votes against legislation that would have made it an unfair claims practice to not follow vehicle manufacturer recommendations without providing evidence […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: Advanced Driver Assistance Systems, legislation, Materials, New Hampshire, OEM Repair Procedures

Interview: Atul Vohra, Solera

March 4, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

Atul Vohra Solera Interview

In our video interview, Vohra, regional managing director for Solera, details the results of its consumer, insurer and repairer research on artificial intelligence and claims technology. In February, Solera released results of a study of over 1600 consumer, insurance and repairer respondents on how digital technologies such as artificial intelligence and self-service claims apps are […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: Artificial Intelligence, Claims Technology, Interview, Solera

OEM Collision Repair Procedures Legislation Re-Introduced in Illinois

February 19, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

Illinois House Bill 3133

Legislation would require insurers to base claim payments on, and collision repairers to use, vehicle manufacturer compliant repair procedures. Excludes OEM parts mandates, but requires use of like, kind and quality. A bill introduced yesterday in Illinois seeks to require both auto insurance companies and collision repair facilities to comply with original equipment manufacturer (OEM) […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: Advanced Driver Assistance Systems, Illinois, legislation, Non-OEM Parts, OEM Repair Procedures, Recalibration

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