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NJM Insurance on Tuesday said hello discarded its March 31 deadline for COVID-19 vehicle cleaning charges and instead would reimburse the operation “for that near future." The insurer as late as Friday was declaring it would not pay for the work effective April 1. "Effective 4/1/2021, NJM won't be accepting...

An LKQ representative a week ago argued that a Texas bill’s proposed meaning of “like kind and quality” alternative parts unfairly required matching internal automaker specs no OEM will make open to aftermarket vendors. But Tracy Law Firm owner Todd Tracy told the Texas House Insurance Committee it was “disingenuous,”...

More than half of body shops polled in the latest “Who Will pay for What?” survey said leading national insurers “always” or “the majority of the time” reimburse the cost of masking the engine compartment. The response by 51 percent of the a lot more than 500 shops surveyed in...

With the exception of State Farm, insurers still fail to frequently reimburse collision repairer charges for feather, prime and block, the most recent “Who Will pay for What?” survey found. Only 39 percent of hundreds of responding shops reported eight major national insurers covered the refinishing operation “always” or “the...

American Property Casualty Insurance Association state government relations V . p . Joe Woods last week last week challenged a Texas bill mandating “loser pays” appraisal clauses in auto insurance policies on the grounds the appraisal process inherently returns a value greater than the insurer’s original offer. “The appraisal process...

The independent body shop banner Certified Collision Group this month announced it added 52 locations between January and March, bringing the consortium’s shop count near to 600 facilities across 39 states. "As we've collectively navigated through the challenges of history 12 months, our type of supporting and amplifying independent, OE...

Driven Brands a week ago announced same-store sales in its Paint, Collision & Glass segment including CARSTAR, Fix Auto USA, ABRA, Maaco and Uniban fell 9.4 percent compared to the first quarter of 2021. However, CEO Jonathan Fitzpatrick told an April 28 earnings call that compared to industry metrics, “you...

The electric vehicle manufacturer Rivian says it'll offer its own auto insurance for its inaugural R1T truck and R1S SUV, which begin deliveries this summer. The OEM said customers would find it easy to obtain a quote when buying a Rivian, also it intends to provide a discount automatically in...

The Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of Massachusetts announced a position statement stressing it would represent both direct repair program and non-DRP shops but called DRP conditions “a detriment” along with a possible liability risk. “AASP-MA is a pro-consumer association representing all collision repairers and mechanical repair shops, regardless of...

Assured Performance’s Canadian subsidiary Certified Collision Care on Wednesday announced it would manage certified Hyundai and Genesis auto body repair networks for the reason that country. Certified Collision Care already manages networks for multiple other Canadian OEMs, including Hyundai and Genesis sister company Kia. Repairers already on such programs should...