Insurer discounts for safety tech carry messages for shops, adjusters
— December 20, 2016Insurers in the U.S. and abroad are planning up to double-digit percentage discounts tied to the existence
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Ga. woman wins $40K in State Farm bad-faith auto body ‘prevailing prices’ dispute
— December 16, 2016Collision repairers and policyholders might have an easier time collecting and being made whole for necessary
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New anti-‘steering’ regulations in Calif. take effect Jan. 1; auto insurers must comply by March 12
— December 14, 2016California insurers will face tougher rules intended to counter “steering” of policyholders
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7th Circuit denies State Farm petition to appeal class certification in $7.6B lawsuit tied to aftermarket parts case
— December 14, 2016The Seventh Circuit last week denied State Farm’s petition to appeal class-action status for the
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Court refuses to reinstate ‘Anderson Cooper 360’-featured La. auto body case’s appeal
— December 9, 2016Two high-profile Louisiana lawsuits by collision repairers against the nation’s largest auto insurers
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Hartford changes policy, will put recycled parts older than vehicle on DRP customer’s car
— December 7, 2016The Hartford has told its network of direct repair program shops to now consider “same-series”
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Opt-OE parts make appearance in Fixed Ops Journal, Hartford parts policy
— December 7, 2016A couple of interesting items on the issue of “Opt-OE” collision parts — and what they
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Appellate Court: Ohio body shops can’t get class-action status against Progressive
— December 6, 2016Some Ohio collision repairers might have a more difficult time seeking class-action lawsuits against
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Huge decreases reported as State Farm recalculates some N.Y., N.J. auto body labor rates
— December 5, 2016Some New York and New Jersey collision repairers could receive $15-$16 less an hour from the nation’s
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Calif. insurance official explains how auto body survey regs might work in the field
— December 5, 2016Insurers don’t have to use the sample auto body labor rate survey template enshrined into state
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