Lawsuit: Progressive rep says insurers determine rates together in Pa.
— October 16, 2015A Progressive representative has said body shops have no impact on pricing and insurers collectively
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CADOI: Alliance, Sterling, Allstate refused auto body labor rates without market survey
— October 13, 2015The California Department of Insurance has accused Allstate, Sterling Casualty Insurance and Alliance
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Massachusetts ADALB stresses auto body parts, appraisal costs must be negotiated
— October 12, 2015The Massachusetts Auto Damage Appraiser Licensing Board has stressed that insurers who require used parts
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‘Not over by a long stretch’: Where other body shops’ cases against insurers stand following Fla. dismissal
— October 12, 2015Though the flagship A&E v. 21st Century lawsuit filed by Florida body shops against insurers has
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Consultant urges fewer collision total-loss estimates, more reman parts to improve ‘triple bottom line’
— October 9, 2015Insurers should cut back on writing total-loss estimates, a consultant urged Thursday on a Guild21 webinar,
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Updated severity spreadsheet lets collision repairers find true shop-specific average, justify KPI deviation
— October 7, 2015When an insurer calls your collision repair shop out for being over a particular estimate severity level,
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La. collision repairer running for insurance commissioner: ‘We’re going to fix this mess’
— October 5, 2015Louisiana auto body shop owner Matt Parker has challenged incumbent insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon
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Reuters: IHS to top $6.5B Vista Equity offer for AudaExplore parent Solera
— September 29, 2015Though it won’t pay all cash — a potential complication — IHS will this week outbid
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ADE: Failed auto body shop case had benefit, lesson of consumer education
— September 29, 2015Though collision repairer plaintiffs across the country suffered a major legal setback last week, consumers
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Manitoba Public Insurance $0 deductible for vandalism could be good news for auto shops
— September 28, 2015Manitoba Public Insurance customers who use an extension program to cut deductibles to $100-$200 from
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