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California Passes Bill Clarifying Insured Ability to Select Collision Repair Shops, Allows Insurers to Require Safety System Repairs as Condition of Payment

July 10, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

California Assembly Bill 1538

California passes legislation amending regulations governing the payment of automobile collision repairs. Measure now goes to Governor. The California Assembly has passed legislation to amend Section 560 of the Insurance Code that details insurance company responsibilities for the payment of claims for collision coverage. The amended version of Assembly Bill 1538 (AB 1538) was passed […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: California, legislation, Safety

Rhode Island Passes Legislation Clarifying Need for Physical Inspections on Collision Repair Claims Exceeding $2500

June 27, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

Interview with Jina Petrarca from Auto Body Association of Rhode Island details legislation

Rhode Island amends its unfair claims practice regulations. Jina Petrarca from Auto Body Association of Rhode Island details legislation in interview. The Rhode Island legislature passed House and Senate companion bills that amend and expand the definitions of unfair claims practices committed by insurers with regard to physical inspection, performance of appraisals, retail valuation and […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: Interview, legislation, Photo Estimating, Rhode Island

NSF Discontinues Collision Repair Parts and Business Certification Programs

June 21, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

NSF International

NSF International announced it will discontinue its automotive certification programs in September. NSF International yesterday announced it will discontinue its Automotive Parts Certification program and affiliated automotive certification and registration programs, effective September 30, 2019. Certified parts manufactured on or before that date will be considered “NSF certified” for the lifetime of the part. A […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: Australia, Certification, Certified Automotive Parts Association, China, MQVP, Non-OEM Parts, NSF International

New Hampshire Legislature Passes OEM Collision Repair Procedures Bill

June 14, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

New Hampshire OEM Collision Repair Procedures HB 664

Legislation includes both collision repair and auto glass. Does not require use of OEM parts included in recommendations. The New Hampshire House of Representatives on Thursday concurred with Senate amendments to a bill prohibiting insurance companies from knowingly fail to pay a claims based upon OEM collision repair procedures. The bill keeps New Hampshire’s existing […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: Advance Driver Assistance Systems, legislation, Materials, New Hampshire, Non-OEM Parts, OEM Parts, OEM Repair Procedures, Paint

Nevada Non-OEM Collision Repair Parts Bills Dies with End of Legislative Session

June 13, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

Nevada AB 173

Bill that would have required insurers to pay for OEM parts for 60 months from a vehicle’s manufacture date did not make it to a vote. Nevada Assembly Bill 173 (AB 173) that sought to increase restrictions on insurer’s requirements that collision repair facilities use non-OEM collision repair parts died with the expiration of the […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: legislation, Nevada, Non-OEM Parts, OEM Parts

Louisiana Legislature Passes Collision Repair and Auto Glass Anti-Steering Legislation

June 5, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

Louisiana House Bill 411

Bill expands state’s current anti-steering law and increases fines that can be levied on auto insurance companies. On Saturday, June 1, the Louisiana Senate voted to approve legislation passed by the House of Representatives that would expand the state’s anti-steering law and double fines for an initial offense and a 10 times increase for third […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: Anti-Steering, legislation, Louisiana

OEM Collision Repair Procedures Legislation Introduced in New York

June 3, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

New York Assembly Bill 8050

Assembly bill would require collision repair facilities and insurance companies to comply with guidelines and service bulletins issued by vehicle manufacturers. New York State is the latest to see legislation introduced that would require the collision repair industry to follow OEM repair procedures and auto insurers would have to pay for them. New York Assembly […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: legislation, New York State, OEM Repair Procedures

Louisiana Legislation Seeks to Increase Fines for Insurance Company Collision Repair and Auto Glass Steering

May 30, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

Louisiana House Bill 411

Legislation passed by the House of Representatives would expand the state’s anti-steering law and double fines for an initial offense and a 10 times increase for third and subsequent offenses. Louisiana House of Representative legislation currently before the Louisiana Senate would expand the state’s existing insurance company steering prohibitions for collision repair and auto glass […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: Anti-Steering, legislation, Louisiana

Minnesota Legislation Seeks to Enact New Collision Repair Steering Restrictions

May 29, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

Minnesota HF 2919

Legislation would also prohibit insurers from disregarding estimating system procedure pages or OEM collision repair procedures. A bill introduced in the Minnesota House of Representatives on May 20 seeks to amend the state’s existing standards for automobile claims handling expanding restrictions on steering prohibiting an insurer from attempting to influence consumers choice of a repair […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: Anti-Steering, legislation, Minnesota, OEM Repair Procedures

Interview: Jack Rozint, Mitchell International

May 17, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

Jack Rozint Mitchell International Interview

Rozint discusses the information provider’s work administering the General Motors Collision Repair Network, how technology trends such as artificial intelligence, are influencing the industry and ADAS recalibration. In yet another sign that the role of information providers in the collision repair industry is changing, last year, General Motors announced that it had chosen Mitchell International […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: Advanced Driver Assistance Systems, Artificial Intelligence, Diagnostics, General Motors, Interview, Mitchell International, OEM Certification, Recalibration

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