California bill would allow flawed insurer labor rate surveys to also count as ‘good faith’
— April 18, 2017A California bill up for an Assembly committee hearing Wednesday would allow methodologically ludicrous
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Texas bill demands independent survey of auto body labor rates, cracks down on steering
— April 14, 2017The latest version of a Texas House bill would determine the state’s prevailing rate through a
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Texas bill would demand adherence to estimating services, bar certain parts for third-party claimants
— April 14, 2017A revised version of a Texas bill would make it illegal for insurers to adjust estimating service times,
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State Farm to require I-CAR-approved steel, aluminum welding technicians at DRP shops
— April 13, 2017State Farm will require between one and two technicians at every Select Service auto body shop to have
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Contrary to FCA statement, own carrier’s knowledge, State Farm adjuster refuses pre-scans on 2016 Ram bedside replacement
— April 12, 2017A State Farm adjuster has refused to pay for pre-scanning charges on a 2016 Dodge Ram 1500 despite having
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‘Who Pays?’: More shops asking to be paid for non-included paint procedures
— April 11, 2017Collision repairers in 2017 were more likely to request reimbursement from insurers for 25 out of 27
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GEICO, Amtrust, Progressive auto insurance market share winners in 2016
— April 10, 2017While State Farm still held steady at No. 1, GEICO, Amtrust and Progressive last year posted big gains
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Experts: ADAS to cut auto crashes, but also foster them through complacency
— April 7, 2017An informal poll of an insurance-heavy audience and a panel of insurance and telematics experts suggested
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Experts: Distracted driving crashes inevitable, but driver behavior correctable
— April 7, 2017Distracted driving, which has in part been blamed for a rise in collision frequency, is likely to continue
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Liberty Mutual adds up to 10% discount for Volvo safety tech in new partnership
— April 6, 2017In another vote in favor of automated technologies reducing collisions, Liberty Mutual announced Tuesday
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