IAA, Inc. (NYSE: IAA) announced the opening of its Templeton, Mass. facility. With 55 acres of land, IAA Templeton is the company’s third branch in the Commonwealth and will support customer demand and inventory growth in both the state and across the New England region. “New England continues to be an important market for us,” […]
Massachusetts Right to Repair Ballot Initiative Certified by Attorney General
Marks the first step to let voters weigh in on revisions to regulations that would extend consumer and third-party access to telematics data necessary for mechanical and collision repair. The Massachusetts Right to Repair coalition received approval this week for its 2020 ballot initiative to revise regulations in the Commonwealth that guarantee consumers and their […]
Providence Lacquer Joins Refinish Distributors Alliance
The Refinish Distributors Alliance (RDA) announced that Providence Lacquer in Cranston, R.I. is its newest member. Providence Lacquer has been a family owned and operated business for 71 years. The business was started in 1948 by Fredrick “Red” Kafrissen. They have grown to five locations in four states. Their headquarters and warehouse is in Cranston […]
Liberty Mutual Donates $25,000 to Support Four Massachusetts Collision Repair School Programs
Liberty Mutual recently donated $25,000 to the Collision Repair Education Foundation (CREF), and those funds were distributed between four Massachusetts technical schools to support their collision repair educational programs. The donation was made to ensure that the next generation of collision repair professionals is receiving the proper training in up-to-date facilities with modern equipment and […]
LexisNexis Settles Multistate Lawsuit over Resale of Vehicle Accident Reports
LexisNexis Risk Solutions and several of its affiliates have agreed to settle a $5.8 million multistate lawsuit over claims that the company knowingly failed to pay contractually agreed fees for the resale of vehicle accident reports it obtained from law enforcement agencies in Massachusetts and other states. Massachusetts will receive approximately $750,000 as part of […]
Massachusetts Multiple Collision Repair Shop Owner Charged in $170,000 Insurance Fraud Case
Attorney General alleges shop operator intentionally damaged vehicles to increase insurance payments. The owner of two collision repair shops in Massachusetts has been indicted in connection with a motor vehicle fraud scheme in which he allegedly intentionally damaged vehicles and stole more than $170,000 from 11 different insurance companies, Attorney General Maura Healey announced April […]
Interview: Aaron Lowe, Senior Vice President, Regulatory & Government Affairs for the Auto Care Association
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 […]
Massachusetts Legislation Would Require Standardized Access to Vehicle Data and Telematics
Right to Repair Coalition supports legislation to assure independent consumer and repairer access to diagnostic systems and telematics data. The Massachusetts Right to Repair Coalition is supporting legislation introduced in the commonwealth to amend the 2012 Right to Repair law to expand protection for a consumers’ right to own and control the data generated by […]
Massachusetts Auto Lender Alleges CCC Understates Total Loss Values
Boston news radio station reports allegations of systemic low valuations on total losses. Repair association hopes Division of Insurance examines shop and insurer estimating platforms. According to a report by Boston radio station WBUR, the Massachusetts Division of Insurance is investigating allegations by Source One Financial Corp., a Norwell, Mass. auto lender that CCC Information […]
Boston Collision Repair Shop Owner Pleads Guilty to Tax Fraud
Massachusetts shop owner failed to report over $569,000 in income to the IRS. The owner of a Hyde Park auto body shop pleaded guilty October 15 in federal court in Boston in connection with preparing false tax returns for his company, Automotive Specialties Inc. Richard Poillucci, 62, of Easton, Mass., pleaded guilty to three counts […]
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