Legislation introduced last week would expand time frame and extend restriction to any collision damaged part, not just body parts. Would also prohibit insurers from requiring a repairer to use a collision repair procedure not recommended by vehicle manufacturers. Rhode Island Senate Bill 2679 (SB 2679), introduced March 20 by State Senators Maryellen Goodwin, Dominick […]
ASA Announces New Affiliate Association in Massachusetts and Rhode Island
The Automotive Service Association (ASA) announced a new affiliate to its organization, ASA-Massachusetts/Rhode Island (ASA-MA/RI). The Affiliate’s executive director will be Stephen Regan. Regan has been involved in the collision repair and mechanical repair community since 1999. He has an impressive record of working in the best interests of our combined industry in Massachusetts, New […]
Rhode Island to Hold Meeting on Auto Damage Appraiser Regulations
May 30 meeting to focus on regulations governing when an appraiser may not leave a collision repair facility without providing a copy of a damage appraisal. The Rhode Island Department of Business Regulation (DBR), Insurance Division has issued a notice of proposed rulemaking in response to a petition to update Rhode Island Regulation 42 Section […]
Rhode Island Releases 2016 Labor Rate Survey Reports for Class A and B Collision Repair Facilities
Latest survey is the first to require insurers to report labor rates based upon two tiered licensing structure. Do Class A repairers get paid more than Class B? The Rhode Island Department of Business Regulation released its Auto Body Labor Rate Survey reports for 2016. The report is the first to take into consideration the […]
Rhode Island Governor Vetoes Rental Car Unfair Claims Practices Legislation
Legislation sought to make it an unfair claim practice for an insurer to refuse to compensate a claimant for the loss of use of a damaged rental vehicle. Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo on Wednesday, July 13 vetoed legislation that sought to requires insurers to provide owners of damaged rental vehicles with loss of use […]
Rhode Island Telematics Bill Opposed by ASA Stalls in Committee
Association believes bill wouldn’t improve repair industry access as industry information needs already satisfied. The Automotive Service Association (ASA) reported that on May 24, the Rhode Island Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on Senate Bill 2055. The legislation attempts to regulate the generation, collection, analysis, dissemination and sharing of connected-car vehicle data. ASA opposes […]
Auto Care Association and CARE Oppose Rhode Island Telematics Bill
While the Auto Care Association and the Coalition for Auto Repair Equality (CARE) are applauding the Rhode Island House Legislature for considering legislation (HB 7711) that would require vehicle manufacturers to provide car owners with the ability to control where information transmitted by vehicle telematics systems is sent, they believe a collaborative approach would be […]
NAII Cites Auto Repair Issues in 2000 R.I. Legislative Session
The National Association of Independent Insurers (NAII) list auto repair procedures, third-party bad faith lawsuits, and privacy protection for insurance company compliance audits as three issues at the top of their agenda of the 2000 Rhode Island legislative session. “The Rhode Island legislature left several critical issues unsettled in 1999,” said Gerald L. Zimmerman, associate […]