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Rhode Island Senate Bills Address Insurer Use of Photos in Collision Repair Damage Estimates, Aftermarket Glass ADAS Calibration

May 6, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

Rhode Island Senate Bills 2019

Legislation scheduled for hearing tomorrow before Senate Judiciary Committee. Two bills that impact the collision repair and auto glass industry will be included in a hearing before the Rhode Island Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Senate Bill 849 (SB 849) seeks to require that licensed appraisers perform a physical inspection and would prohibit the use […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: Advanced Driver Assistance Systems, legislation, Non-OEM Parts, Photo Estimating, Rhode Island

California Bureau of Automotive Repair Proposes New Collision Repair Regulations

April 24, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

California Collision Repair Regulations

Regulator proposes revised definitions for OEM and non-OEM crash parts, require equipment and information necessary to repair vehicle, mandate OEM repair specifications. At a regulatory workshop held April 18 in conjunction with its quarterly advisory committee meeting, the California Bureau of Automotive Repair detailed several proposed changes to collision repair regulations in the state. Among […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: Bureau of Automotive Repair, California, Non-OEM Parts, OEM Parts, OEM Repair Procedures, Regulations

Amended Illinois Bill Passes State Senate

April 15, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

Illinois Senate Bill 2104

Legislation mandates repairers use OEM collision repair procedures, requires written customer authorization for aftermarket parts. An Illinois Senate Bill that would revise the Illinois Automotive Collision Repair Act to require repair facilities to follow OEM procedures was passed Friday by the Senate with an amendment clarifying that the bill would not mandate OEM parts that […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: Illinois, legislation, Non-OEM Parts, OEM Repair Procedures

Texas House Insurance Committee Holds Hearing on Bill That Would Define Collision Repair Labor Rates, OEM Procedure Requirements

April 11, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

Texas Hearing

Hearing includes an emotional appeal in support of the legislation by Marcia Seebachan, the vehicle owner at the center of the $42 million negligence judgment against a Texas collision repair shop for unsafe collision repairs. At a hearing before the Texas House Insurance Committee on Tuesday, legislators heard from supporters and opponents of Texas House […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: Anti-Steering, legislation, Non-OEM Parts, OEM Repair Procedures, Recycled Parts, Texas

Interview: Ray Fisher, Automotive Service Association

April 10, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

Interview: Ray Fisher, Automotive Service Association

Fisher, who was named executive director of ASA in December, details 2019 initiatives and provides an update on the MSO Symposium and the future of NACE. In our video interview, Ray Fisher, executive director of the Automotive Service Association (ASA) explains that with the incredible pace of change facing both the mechanical and collision sides […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: Automotive Service Association, Interview, MSO Symposium, NACE Automechanika

Pennsylvania Supreme Court to Address Insurer Duty for Proper Collision Repairs

April 5, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

Berg v. Nationwide Supreme Court Appeal

State Supreme Court grants plaintiffs appeal in $21 million bad faith case against Nationwide Insurance that was overturned. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on March 29 agreed to hear a plaintiffs appeal of the overturning of a $21 million bad faith judgement against Nationwide Mutual Insurance dating back to a 1996 accident and subsequent collision repair. […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: Bad Faith, Lawsuits, Nationwide Insurance, Pennsylvania

Louisiana Legislation Seeks to Prohibit Insurers from Using Photos to Generate Collision Repair Estimates

April 1, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

Louisiana House Bill 437

Legislation would require appraisers and insurers to disclose that consumers are not required to submit photos to obtain an appraisal. Bill also requires insurers to secure a signed aftermarket crash part disclosure. Legislation pre-filed in Louisiana seeks to prohibit appraisers from preparing repair estimates using photographs or telephone calls and require a personal inspection. House […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: legislation, Louisiana, Non-OEM Parts, Photo Estimating

Interview: Aaron Lowe, Senior Vice President, Regulatory & Government Affairs for the Auto Care Association

March 28, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

Aaron Lowe Interview

In our telephone interview, Lowe discusses the factors driving legislation to revamp Massachusetts Right to Repair law. In 2012, Massachusetts passed a Right to Repair law governing independent repairer and supplier access to the information necessary to repair consumer’s vehicles. As a result of that law, vehicle manufacturers and supporter of the Right to Repair […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: Auto Care Association, Diagnostics, Interview, legislation, Massachusetts, OEM Repair Procedures, Right to Repair, Telematics

Virginia Passes Legislation Prohibiting Counterfeit and Non-Functional Airbags

March 26, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

Virginia HB 2143

Virginia is the latest state to make the manufacturer, sale or installation of a counterfeit or non-functional airbag a crime. Virginia House Bill 2143 (HB 2143) was signed by Governor Northam on March 14. The bill, introduced in January, amends Chapter 392, Section 46.2-1088.3 of the Code of Virginia to provide that any person is […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: Counterfeit Airbags, legislation, Virginia

GEICO Files RICO Lawsuit Against Arizona Glass Repair Shop

March 25, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

Insurer alleges facility forged customer signatures, charged for ADAS recalibrations not performed. Alleges $1.9 million in damages across more than 2,800 claims. GEICO has filed a federal lawsuit in Arizona, Government Employees Insurance Company, et al. v. A & E Solheim, LLC, d/b/a A & E Auto Glass, et. al., against the auto glass repair […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: Advance Driver Assistance Systems, Arizona, GEICO, Insurance Fraud, Lawsuits, Recalibration

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