Senate Bill 2679, that expands consumer choice requirement for insurers on OEM parts to 48 months, is now law. Rhode Island Senate Bill 2679 (SB 2679), that expands the state’s existing requirement that consumers be given the right to choose and insurers pay for OEM parts on claims for 30 months after a vehicle is […]
Interview: Dan Risley, Automotive Service Association
Risley, president and executive director of ASA, discusses the announcement that he is leaving the association after five years at the helm. The Automotive Service Association announced today that Dan Risley, president and executive director of the association since 2013, was leaving to accept a position with CCC Information Services. In our video interview with […]
California Senate Insurance Committee Amends Collision Repair Labor Rate Bill
Committee incorporates amendments to bill that seeks to offer insurers an alternative labor rate survey process to those in DOI regulations. Though the DOI does not have a position on the bill, it is concerned about amendments late in the legislative process. The California Senate Insurance Committee yesterday held a hearing on Assembly Bill 2276 […]
Rhode Island Legislature Passes Amended OEM Collision Repair Parts and Procedures Bills
Legislation that expands consumer choice requirement for insurers on OEM parts to 48 months now goes to Governor. In a flurry of activity on Friday and Saturday, the Rhode Island legislature passed legislation, Senate Bills 2679 and House Bill 8013, that would expand the state’s existing requirement that consumers be given the right to choose […]
Vehicle Manufacturers, Independent Parts Suppliers Raise Concerns on Tariff Proposals
Both OEMs and independent collision repair parts providers raise concerns with Department of Commerce Section 232 Investigation that could result in 25 percent tariffs on imported autos and parts. On May 23, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross initiated an investigation under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 to determine whether imports […]
Rhode Island House Passes Amended OEM Collision Repair Parts and Procedures Bill
House Bill 8013 proposes to amend the time limits for using aftermarket body parts and require insurance companies to pay for OEM procedures. Rhode Island House Bill 8013 (HB 8013), that proposes to expands the state’s existing requirement that insurers pay for OEM parts on claims for 30 months after a vehicle is manufactured to […]
California Assembly Approves Collision Repair Labor Rate Survey Bill
Legislation that seeks to revise labor rate survey regulations now goes to Senate. The California Assembly Appropriations Committee on May 31 approved Assembly Bill 2276 (AB 2276) that would revise collision repair labor survey regulations that came into effect last year. The legislation was approved by a vote of 75-0. The legislation, that had been […]
California Assembly Committee Approves Amended Collision Repair Labor Rate Survey Bill
Appropriations Committee approves amended legislation that would revise California Insurance Department regulations governing how auto insurer’s conduct labor rate surveys on collision repair work. The California Assembly Appropriations Committee on Friday amended and approved Assembly Bill 2276 (AB 2276) that would revise collision repair labor survey regulations that came into effect last year. The previous […]
Rhode Island Senate Unanimously Approves Legislation to Expand Non-OEM Collision Repair Parts Restrictions, OEM Procedures
Bill expands the time frame for consumers to require OEM parts to 48 months. The Rhode Island Senate approved Senate Bill 2679 (SB 2679) yesterday by a vote of 35-0 with two members not voting. SB 2679 expands the state’s existing requirement that insurers pay for OEM parts on claims for 30 months after a […]
California Bill Seeking to Overturn Collision Repair Labor Rate Survey Regulations Scheduled for Hearing May 16
California Assembly Bill 2276 (AB 2276), that seeks to modify collision repair labor survey regulations that came into effect last year, has been scheduled for a hearing before the Assembly Appropriations Committee on May 16. The legislation, similar to proposed legislation (AB 1679) that died in the Appropriations Committee earlier this year, was approved by the […]
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