The Collision Division Operations Committee (COC) of the Automotive Service Association (ASA) has reaffirmed the association’s position endorsing the use of required OEM collision repair service procedures when such procedures are available. During their regular monthly meeting, COC members discussed several legislative initiatives being monitored across the nation. Language in one such initiative in Indiana […]
Indiana House Insurance Committee Amends and Approves Legislation Defining Deceptive Collision Repair Practices
Adds language to Senate Bill prohibiting assignment of benefits to collision repair facilities. Amendment eliminates most restrictions on insurers. The Indiana House Committee on Insurance amended and approved Senate Bill 164 (SB 164) on February 21 by a vote of 12-0. While SB 164 originally included extensive anti-steering provisions, amendments in both the Senate and […]
Liberty Mutual Acquires Mapfre’s Personal Lines Business in Indiana, Kentucky, and Tennessee
MAPFRE Insurance, that announced in December it will cease operating in five states to focus on 11, is turning over its personal lines business in three of the five states it is leaving to Safeco Insurance, a unit of Liberty Mutual. MAPFRE has agreed to provide Safeco the opportunity to underwrite its personal lines policies […]
Painters Supply Acquires Indiana Distributor
Painters Supply & Equipment Co. (PSE) announced it has completed the acquisition of Northern Indiana Paint Supply, Inc. increasing its footprint in the Northern and Central Indiana market. Founded in 1982, Northern Indiana Paint Supply is a family- owned PPG Platinum Distributor that operates three Indiana stores in Fort Wayne, Osceola, and Warsaw. “We are […]
Indiana Senate Approves Amended Bill Placing Anti-Steering Restrictions on Collision Repairers and Insurers
While restrictions on collision repair facilities remain, several proposed restrictions on insurer activities removed from amended legislation. Indiana Senate Bill 164 (SB 164), introduced by State Senator Mark Messmer in early January, that sought to define and prohibit several practices by both collision repair facilities and insurance companies that affect their relationships with customers, was […]
Indiana Collision Repair Anti-Steering Bill Scheduled for Hearing January 11
Indiana Senate Bill 164 (SB 164) that seeks to place anti-steering restriction on both collision repair facilities and insurers is on the agenda for the Senate Insurance and Financial Institutions Committee meeting this Thursday, January 11. As our January 3 article explained, the legislation seeks to define and prohibit several practices by both collision repair facilities […]
Indiana Legislation Proposes Collision Repair Anti-Steering Restrictions on Both Repairers and Insurers
Legislation would restrict shops from intimidating customers against using an insurance claim drive in facility, protect repair facilities from insurance company steering, vendor requirements. Indiana Senate Bill 164 (SB 164), introduced by State Senator Mark Messmer, seeks to define and prohibit several practices by both collision repair facilities and insurance companies that affect their relationships […]
Safelite Group Acquires Perfection Auto Glass of Muncie
The Safelite Group announced it acquired the vehicle glass repair and replacement assets from Perfection Auto Glass of Muncie, which provides service in central Indiana. The transaction was completed at the close of business July 21. Perfection Auto Glass is a family-owned operation that has been in business since 2002. The company was started and […]
Insurance Auto Auctions Expands Presence in Seven States
Company now operates 173 locations in the U.S. and Canada. Insurance Auto Auctions, Inc. (IAA), a business unit of KAR Auction Services (NYSE:KAR), today announced the strategic expansion of auction locations in Arkansas, Idaho, Indiana, Louisiana, Maine, Pennsylvania and Oregon. IAA facilities now occupy 173 locations in the U.S. and Canada. “Our increased land capacity […]
Boyd Group Acquires Heavy Duty Collision Repair Center in Indiana
The Boyd Group Inc. announced the September 26, 2016 opening of a new Gerber collision repair center in Portage, Ind. The location will focus on the repair of semi-trucks and large commercial vehicles, as well as recreational vehicles. It was previously operated by Great Lakes Peterbilt, a large truck dealership, with which it shares a […]