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Insurance Commissioners Request Review of ‘Outdated’ Aftermarket Parts Regulations

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) has asked the Diamond Standard Brand Alternative Safety Part Division of Reflexxion Automotive and Production Bumper Stampings to review the model law governing aftermarket parts model regulations.  Diamond Standard says the regulations, which outline for insurers the safeguards necessary for non-OEM parts to be permitted in repairs, are

CSi Complete Releases Position Statement on Competition

CSi Complete, a provider of customer satisfaction indexing (CSI) to collision repair, claims and other service industries, has released a position statement regarding competition in the customer satisfaction indexing field. The statement is as follows: CSi Complete, Customer Research, CynCast and Performance Feedback believe repair shops should have a choice in customer satisfaction vendors. We

CCC Information Services Inc. and I-CAR Education Foundation Announce Scholarship Winners

The I-CAR Education Foundation and CCC Information Services Inc. announced six students as winners of the CCC Michael Salvatore Memorial Student Repair Technician Scholarship. The CCC Michael Salvatore Memorial Student Repair Technician Scholarship awards scholarships to students currently enrolled at each of five chosen schools, representing a combined student value of $25,000. Schools participating in

State Farm Revises Select Service Agreement

There are new changes in store for Select Service shops, but State Farm spokesperson George Avery says they’re minor and shouldn’t concern shops too much. Avery made the announcement at the Collision Industry Conference held Jan. 15-16, 2009 in Scottsdale, Ariz., emphasizing that the new provisions being added to the Select Service agreement simply are a revision that

I-CAR Education Foundation Names Associate Director of Development

Brandon Eckenrode joined the I-CAR Education Foundation as its associate director of development on Jan. 1. Eckenrode, formerly I-CAR’s supervisor of marketing communications, will assist the I-CAR Education Foundation in working with industry partners for support that allows the foundation to offer grants and scholarships to career and technical schools, colleges and the students attending

SATA Bans Website from Unauthorized Selling of its Products

SATA products will no longer be available through several Web sites after a lawsuit was settled last month. SATA and its distributor Dan-Am and defendants Toolparadise.com and David Nakatsu signed an agreement obligating the defendants and all related Web sites (e.g. toolparadise.com, spraygunworld.com and others) to discontinue selling, offering for sale and advertising all SATA

Legislative Lowdown

Federal – The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) met with the Certified Automotive Parts Association (CAPA) and other insurance industry participants on Nov. 20 in Washington, D.C., to discuss preserving the availability of aftermarket crash parts. PCI, along with the Quality Parts Coalition (QPC) and other groups, are concerned about a growing number

California Department of Insurance Proposes Rules to Strengthen Anti-Steering Law

The California Department of Insurance (DOI) has released its proposed changes to the state’s anti-steering statute. The proposed rules would prevent an insurer from discussing DRPs or an alternative facility if the claimant informs the insurer that he or she has selected a specific repair facility. The rules would also prevent an insurer from raising

Massachusetts Labor Rate Commission Releases Recommendations

Massachusetts’ Special Commission on Auto Body Labor Rates, which studied the logistics, benefits and cost of developing an auto body repair labor rate system, has recommended giving “managed competition” in the state’s auto insurance industry six more months before any legislative action is taken to set collision repair labor rates. “As soon as the data

Massachusetts Labor Rate Commission Releases Recommendations

Massachusetts’ Special Commission on Auto Body Labor Rates, which studied the logistics, benefits and cost of developing an auto body repair labor rate system, has recommended giving “managed competition” in the state’s auto insurance industry six more months before any legislative action is taken to set collision repair labor rates. “As soon as the data

Connecticut Dealership Closes but Body Shop Stays Open

Lynch Buick Pontiac in Manchester, Conn., has closed but will keep its body shop open for business and possibly expand that operation. Lynch’s closing is the latest in a number of auto dealership closings in the area that are a reflection of nosediving sales. To read more on Lynch’s closing, click HERE.

STRANGE BUT TRUE: Sedan Taken for Ride After Rear-Ending Plow

Some drivers feel they’ve struck gold when they get stuck behind a plow on a wintry day, getting a clear path in exchange for a little salt spray on the hood. But when 70-year-old John Archuleta of Walsenburg, Colo., was literally stuck to the rear end of a Colorado Department of Transportation plow truck Monday