Calif. Autobody Assoc.: Insurer is not the body shop's customer
The California Autobody Association on Thursday reminded auto body shops the Bureau of Automotive Repair will not view an insurer...
Limit of liability language can help turn totals to repairables
A Texas public adjuster earlier this year used GEICO’s own policy language to prevent the insurer from totaling a vandalized...
Iowa repair shop, dealer claim Progressive adjuster sought part cost info
An Iowa body shop and Ford dealership on Tuesday accused a Progressive adjuster of recently tricking the casino dealer into...
Liberty Mutual hail alert tool spurs policyholders to act, protect vehicles
Liberty Mutual’s free, opt-in hail alert service prompted 44 percent of customers to maneuver their vehicle in time to prevent...
Crash Champions buys 24-location auto body MSO Signature Collision Centers
Crash Champions on Tuesday announced it would grow to 118 locations in 12 states after acquiring the 24-shop regional MSO...
Prior good reputation for not reimbursing operation might be irrelevant if vehicle tech changes
General Motors has obliged both collision repair and car insurance industry by refining its assistance with which collision circumstances trigger...
AASP-MA meets lawmakers on inflation-tied auto body labor rate bill
The Alliance of Automotive Providers of Massachusetts recently met with lawmakers to advocate for bills requiring insurers to reimburse labor...
Total losses: ACV assuring charges, prepaid future OEM features
We’ve been focusing on total loss valuations lately after consumer advocates have raised the prospect of totals being flipped to...
Negotiator: Initial total loss ACVs coming in low, might cost consumers, shops chance to repair
Another consumer advocate has reported encountering multiple instances of vehicles totaled because of erroneously low valuations. Upon further scrutiny, the...
Ford, State Farm ADAS build data research leads to lower premiums
A Ford assuring Farm yearlong study of advanced driver assistance system build data seems to provide further confirmation that such...