SEMA audience members share insight, issues on getting reimbursed for necessary auto scans
— November 25, 2015Diagnostic scans and system calibrations are likely more important and more frequently required than
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Business Practices
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Earns call takeaways: Despite 3Q rise in frequency, Progressive anticipates fewer crashes long-term
— November 24, 2015Despite more claims in the third quarter of 2015, Progressive CEO Glenn Renwick stressed to investors
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APU: Few instances of mislabled Opt-OE; auto body shops, insurers should report offending suppliers
— November 23, 2015False advertising of Opt-OE parts doesn’t happen much on Solera’s APU parts system, an APU
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Report: One State Farm ‘market area’ pegged to large Census metro area
— November 23, 2015State Farm is in at least one prominent, sprawling U.S. metropolitan area assigning revised “prevailing”
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Byers out as CARSTAR CEO; former longtime Allstate claims staffer Young gets top job
— November 22, 2015In what appears to be a surprise move, Driven Brands has ousted four-year CARSTAR CEO David Byers and
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Honda asks mechanics, auto body shops to help tell customers about recalled airbag inflators
— November 20, 2015Calling it a “unique initiative,” Honda on Thursday announced it will ask independent mechanical
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State Farm finishes new market study, revamps labor rates it’ll pay
— November 20, 2015Shops across the country have reported State Farm has begun shifting the labor rates it’ll pay
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Wisc. auto body shop choice bill took over a decade, required compromise, constituents raising issue
— November 18, 2015Though at first blush a Wisconsin auto body shop choice bill seemed to pass easily in the General Assembly,
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Gov. Scott Walker signs auto body shop choice bill in Wisconsin
— November 18, 2015Car insurance companies can no longer demand repairs be made at a particular auto body shop under
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Lock in older I-CAR prices by registering before Dec. 14 increases
— November 17, 2015I-CAR is bumping up prices for both regular and welding courses effective Dec. 14, but technicians and
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