A New Jersey lawmaker is backing legislation that would require all auto insurance policies in the state to include appraisal clauses, giving policyholders the right to dispute claim settlements. Senate Bill 4534 (SB 4534), introduced in May by State Senator Paul Moriarty, D-District 4, would mandate that insurance carriers include appraisal provisions in their policies. […]
AASP/NJ Members Learn About Essential Employee Handbook Components
The Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of New Jersey (AASP/NJ) hosted a webinar August 20 addressing employee handbook requirements and risk management strategies for collision repair and mechanical shops. Attorneys Seth Rosenstein and Layne Feldman of Ansell Grimm and Aaron PC led the session, emphasizing that generic templates fail to address automotive industry-specific practices. The […]
NJ Attorney General’s Office Announces over $500,000 in Grants to Deter Impaired Driving
New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Highway Traffic Safety (HTS) announced the launch of enhanced enforcement efforts to deter impaired driving in New Jersey. Grant funding from HTS will support law enforcement agencies across the state in conducting patrols and sobriety checkpoints to remove alcohol- and drug-impaired drivers from the […]
Spaces Filling Fast for AASP/NJ September 16 Golf Tournament
The Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of New Jersey (AASP/NJ) reports that spaces are filling fast for its 18th Annual Lou Scoras Memorial Golf Outing on September 16 at Knob Hill Golf Club in Manalapan. The association is urging the industry to reserve their spot to participate soon. Registration information is available online. The tournament […]
Leader of National Catalytic Converter Theft Ring Pleads Guilty, Admits to Selling More Than $600 Million in Stolen Goods
A New Jersey man pleaded guilty Monday in federal court in the Northern District of Oklahoma to leading a multi-state operation that stole thousands of catalytic converters from private vehicles and sold them on a secondary market for millions of dollars, based on the value of the precious metals that the converters contain. Navin Khanna, […]
AASP/NJ Plans Business Management Workshops for August 20, September 24
Two events will cover employee handbooks and financial optimization strategies The Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of New Jersey (AASP/NJ) will host two membership events in August and September focused on business management tools for repair shop owners and managers. The first event, scheduled for Aug. 20 at 6:30 p.m., will be a virtual seminar […]
AASP/NJ Plans 18th Annual Lou Scoras Memorial Golf Tournament September 16
Event helps support collision repair industry scholarship fund. The Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of New Jersey (AASP/NJ) will hold its 18th annual Lou Scoras Memorial Golf Outing on September 16 at Knob Hill Country Club in Manalapan, N.J. The golf course was designed by Mark McCumber. The event honors Lou Scoras, a former shop […]
AASP/NJ Backs Recently Introduced Right to Appraisal Bill
Association had previously held educational session for its members on benefits of third-party appraisals to settle collision repair cost disputes. The Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of New Jersey (AASP/NJ) announced its support of proposed legislation in the Garden State that would require all automobile insurers to include a provision in their policy allowing for a […]
Appraisal Clause Bill Introduced in New Jersey
Proposed mandatory appraisal provisions part of growing national trend. New Jersey has joined a growing national movement to strengthen policyholder rights in auto insurance disputes with the introduction of Senate Bill 4534 (SB 4534), which would require all automobile insurers operating in the state to include appraisal provisions in their policies when disputes occur over […]
Joe Ocello Named Executive Director AASP/NJ Mechanical Division
In an effort to grow its mechanical division, the Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of New Jersey (AASP/NJ) announced the hiring of veteran automotive repair and gasoline retail business professional, Joe Ocello, as its mechanical division executive director, effective June 1. “I am very excited to welcome Joe to AASP/NJ as our new mechanical executive […]
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