Del. DOI Commissioner Stewart taking comments on proposed photo-only appraisal bill
— March 15, 2016Though the agency doesn’t plan to hold a hearing, the Delaware Department of Insurance has called
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State Farm customer issues ultimatum over repair dispute; S.C. DRP shop says it offered to do the work
— March 15, 2016A State Farm customer on Monday gave the insurer a public ultimatum to pay to correct what she and a
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LKQ blasts Md. bill, says shops owe existence to company’s parts preventing total losses
— March 11, 2016Implying that shops effectively owe their existence to LKQ, a lobbyist for the aftermarket giant Thursday
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Where do OEM repair networks fall regarding auto body shop choice laws?
— March 9, 2016On Tuesday, we looked at how Progressive’s emails directly to customers about Service Center middlemen
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Where do insurer middlemen like collision Service Centers fall regarding auto body shop choice laws?
— March 8, 2016A recent Progressive email to a policyholder hyping Service Centers raises the question of if traditional
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Insurer, OEM strategies promote auto body networks as early as point of sale
— March 8, 2016A Progressive email and OEM marketing for customers demonstrate how both sides can tout their respective
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Shops’ Eleventh Circuit appeals jeopardized by late filing
— March 7, 2016Top national auto insurers on Friday appeared to passive-aggressively challenge collision repairers’
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Allstate totals RAV4 after S.C. shop points out DRP shop’s ‘unsafe’ work
— March 7, 2016Allstate has totaled a 2011 Toyota RAV4 after a South Carolina auto body shop accused a “Good
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CCC: DRP share of appraisals holds steady in 40% range, shifts from regional to national MSOs with consolidation
— March 4, 2016After booming in the 1990s, direct repair program shop volume has leveled off to a less than 45 percent
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Buffett: Higher GEICO claims losses welcome for boosting premiums/’float’
— March 3, 2016The next time a GEICO adjustor gets upset over your bill, tell him you’re just helping his company.
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