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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...

CNET Roadshow last week posted a relevant video featuring editor at large Brian Cooley explaining the complexity features like advanced driver assistance systems and head-up displays could add to automotive glass replacement. The April 21 video also contains an extensive interview with Society of Collision Repair Specialists Executive Director Aaron...

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...

The Texas House of Representatives on Friday voted 91-50 in favor of an invoice requiring insurers to include appraisal clauses within their auto policies. House Bill 2534, if went by the Senate and signed into law, would require that language to declare that the loser covers most or all 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...

A Texas public adjuster’s data from a lot more than 700 Texas total loss appraisal clause proceedings show insurer estimates of customer vehicle value were typically around $3,500 too low. On the whole, the insurers might have collectively underpaid customers by more than $2.Six million with their original purports to...