Phoenix TV station KTVK highlights DRPs, non-OEM parts, substandard repairs
— May 26, 2016Phoenix TV station KTVK this week provided coverage describing insurer practices like direct repair
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GEICO raised rates 7.2% between 1Q 2015-16, reports lower severity than competitors
— May 25, 2016Facing higher severity and frequency, GEICO raised premiums by 7.2 percent on average between January-March
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Consolidation reports: Bold predictions from Service King, Fix Auto, Caliber; column describes how small shops can survive
— May 25, 2016A Caliber Collision vice president predicted the collision repair chain would grow from 400 U.S. shops
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Appraiser’s PC360 column spells out need for scans, calibration, OEM procedures
— May 25, 2016If an insurer doesn’t believe the need to do procedure X to properly repair a vehicle, you can
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Fargo-area Forum newspaper looks at ‘steering’; provides AASP-MN phrases to watch
— May 23, 2016A Pulitzer-winning Fargo, N.D., newspaper has given some ink to the issue of “steering,”
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Non-DRP shops = insurance fraud, and other fallacies in NAMIC column
— May 19, 2016A NAMIC column in Property Casualty 360 extolling the virtues of direct repair program shops implies
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Though Allstate partnership won’t apply to collision claims, shops should watch, learn from Openbay
— May 17, 2016A new Allstate partnership with online mechanic-finder service Openbay won’t be used in claims
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N.H. bill sent to Gov. gives weight to DOI stance, has aftermarket ban for disclosure violators
— May 16, 2016The New Hampshire General Court has sent the governor a bill formalizing a DOI stance on new-vehicle aftermarket
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New Progressive CEO has personal lines, claims background
— May 16, 2016After launching online and direct sales innovations, Snapshot and Flo, Progressive President and CEO
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Fla. judge refuses to restore Miss., Ind., Tenn., La., Utah shops’ antitrust claims against insurers
— May 16, 2016Rejecting new evidence as late and questionable, a judge Thursday refused auto body shops in five states
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