Rep. Collins: ‘Major leap of faith’ insurers would pass PARTS Act savings to customers
— February 8, 2016House subcommittee members asked witnesses Tuesday if allowing aftermarket manufacturers to legally copy
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Auto claims ‘excellence’ in Allstate 2016 profitability playbook, but may take a backseat to ad cuts, rate increases
— February 5, 2016Allstate sees 2015’s higher collision severity and frequency rates continuing into 2016, and
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Court in auto body shop case orders GoDaddy, Google to save records of ‘CNNfollowup.com,’ ‘Tom Maple’
— February 5, 2016A U.S. District Court on Thursday ordered GoDaddy and Google to preserve records on a mysterious 2015 effort
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Gillis downplays CAPA role for aftermarket PARTS Act hearing
— February 4, 2016Usually, people pad their resume. Not Jack Gillis, who didn’t note he was the head of the aftermarket
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Repairer-insurer compromise Va. photo appraisal bill advances to House, Senate floors
— February 4, 2016Virginia bills allowing photo-driven appraisals cleared House and Senate committees this week without
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California collision repairer wins $2.88M from Sherwin-Williams; paint manufacturer seeks new trial or lower bill
— February 2, 2016Sherwin-Williams has sought a new trial or a lower bill on a nearly $2.88 million judgement in favor
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Ahead of PARTS Act hearing today, we look at proposed aftermarket auto body parts law, supporter’s argument
— February 2, 2016A House intellectual property subcommittee today will examine the collision-repair related PARTS Act.
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Auto body shop owner describes quandry of reconditioned wheels in Pennsylvania Senate hearing
— February 1, 2016Last week, we covered the debate over the central question of a Pennsylvania Senate committee hearing:
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More Pa. auto body hearing coverage: Consumer choice versus ‘short-sheet’ possibility
— January 29, 2016Photo-only appraisals make it too easy for auto insurers to “short-sheet” customers on settlements,
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AudaExplore backs photo-based appraisals, describes app for consumers which omits shops
— January 28, 2016An AudaExplore representative testified Wednesday in favor of a bill allowing photo-only appraisals in
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