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Rhode Island Legislation Seeks to Double Threshold Before Physical Inspection Required on Collision Repair Claims

May 19, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

Legislation that seeks to amend Unfair Claims Settlement Practices regulation adopted in 2019 that set $2,500 threshold and 3-day inspection requirement for auto insurance claims to have hearing today. The Rhode Island Senate Judiciary Committee will hear testimony today on Senate Bill 2784 (SB2784) that seeks to modify the thresholds and timeframe for auto insurers […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: legislation, Rhode Island, Unfair Claims Practice

Collision Repair Center Office Secretary Sentenced to Federal Prison for Stealing Over $200,000 from Employer

February 22, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

Rhode Island woman pleaded guilty to mail fraud. A Pawtucket, R.I. woman who, while working as office secretary at Ideal Auto Body in Cranston, devised a scheme to fraudulently obtain the proceeds of nearly 200 checks provided to customers by their insurance companies to pay for vehicle repairs, has been sentenced to two years in federal […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Department of Justice, Fraud, Lawsuits, Rhode Island

Garnett Station Partners Invests in VIVE Collision

January 20, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

Garnett Station Partners, LLC, a New York-based principal investment firm founded in 2013 by Matt Perelman and Alex Sloane that manages approximately $1 billion of assets, today announced it has made a growth investment into VIVE Collision a collision repair multi-site operator. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 2021 by Vartan […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, Garnett Station Partners, Maine, Massachusetts, New York State, Rhode Island, VIVE Collision

Rhode Island Legislature Votes to Overturn Governor’s Veto of Unfair Claims Practices Regulation Bill

January 5, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

Rhode Island 2021 Legislation

Legislation revises the state’s unfair claims handing regulations related to total losses, sublet markup and refinish materials calculations. The Rhode Island House and the Senate voted to overturn Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee’s July veto of House Bill 6324 (HB 6324) during its session on Tuesday, January 4 at the State House. The Rhode Island […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: American Property Casualty Insurance Association, legislation, Rhode Island, Sublet, Total Loss, Unfair Claims Practice

Rhode Island Legislators Plan Vote to Overturn Governor’s Vetoes of Collision Repair Bills

January 3, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

Rhode Island 2021 Legislation

The legislation that was vetoed in July revises Rhode Island’s unfair claims practices regulations related to sublet markup and refinish materials calculations among other items. The Rhode Island House and the Senate announced last week it will return to session on Tuesday, January 4 at the State House to finish up several matters from the […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: American Property Casualty Insurance Association, legislation, Refinish, Rhode Island, Sublet, Total Loss

Rhode Island Governor Vetoes Collision Repair Legislation

July 19, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

Rhode Island Governor Vetoes Collision Repair Legislation

Governor McKee objects to language requiring insurers to pay for sublet services. On Friday, Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee vetoed House Bill 6324 (HB 6324) that would have amended Rhode Island’s Unfair Claims Practices laws to clarify several areas of insurance company requirements relative to payments for paint, body and refinish materials, as well as […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: estimating, legislation, Materials, Paint, Rhode Island, Sublet

Rhode Island Senate Passes Legislation to Clarify Paint, Body and Refinish Materials Payment Regulations

June 23, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

Rhode Island S870

Bill now goes to Rhode Island House of Representatives. Legislation in Rhode Island that seeks to update Unfair Claims Practices laws came one step closer to enactment with its passage yesterday by the Rhode Island Senate. The legislation, Senate Bill 870 (SB 870), introduced in May, seeks to amend Rhode Island’s Unfair Claims Settlement Practices […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: estimating, legislation, Materials, Paint, Rhode Island

Rhode Island $15 Minimum Wage Bill Signed into Law

May 20, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

Legislation will gradually raise the minimum wage to $15 over four years. Legislation sponsored by Rep. David A. Bennett and Sen. Ana B. Quezada to raise the minimum wage in Rhode Island from $11.50 to $15 over the next four years was signed into law by Gov. Dan McKee on May 20, two days after […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: legislation, Minimum Wage, Rhode Island

Rhode Island Legislation Seeks to Clarify Paint, Body and Refinish Materials Payment Regulations

May 18, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

Rhode Island 2021 Legislation

Bills specify examples of materials calculators. Requires vehicle owner written consent if insurer not retaining salvage. Prohibits insurers refusing to pay for sublet services. Two bills introduced in Rhode Island seek to update Unfair Claims Practices laws to provide specific examples of materials calculation systems and add a requirement that insurers get written consent from […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: legislation, Materials, Refinish, Rhode Island, Salvage, Sublet, Total Loss

Rhode Island Woman Charged with Embezzling $580,000 from Collision Repair Shop

April 6, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

US DOJ Rhode Island Seal

Secretary redirected insurance checks to her personal and family member accounts during two-year period. A Pawtucket, R.I. woman was arraigned in federal court in Providence on April 1 and released on personal recognizance, charged with allegedly executing a scheme to defraud her auto body repair shop employer of approximately $580,000. It is alleged in the […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Lawsuits, Rhode Island

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