Ohio Shop Reaches Thousands in Community with Safety Stickers
The owners of Dynamic Autobody CARSTAR in Columbiana, Ohio, have made a living fixing cars after accidents, but are now helping to intervene at the accident scene. The shop – owned by Kathy and Dave George and their son Nick George – is offering free Toddler Info Kept for Emergency (TIKE) stickers for community members’
Legislative Lowdown
Federal – The U.S. House of Representatives is considering a bill that would remove the federal antitrust exemption from the insurance industry. In repealing the exemption, the Insurance Industry Competition Act would give the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) the authority to apply antitrust laws to anticompetitive behavior by insurance companies
Legislative Lowdown
Federal – The U.S. Department of Justice recently released the final rules for the National Motor Vehicle Title Information System (NMVTIS), created by a 1992 law to prevent title washing. The rules, which were effective April 1, require insurers to report vehicles that have been declared total losses under state law and by their own
Oral Arguments in Ford Parts Patent Suit Heard in Appeals Court
A panel of judges at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on Feb. 5 heard oral arguments in the appeal of a 2006 International Trade Commission (ITC) ruling that prevents aftermarket parts manufacturers from duplicating several parts on 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007 Ford F-150 models. In Dec. 2005, Ford Global Technologies
Insurance Groups to Continue Opposing Federal Regulation in ’09
The National Association of Professional Insurance Agents (PIA) applauded three groups for their renewed commitment to oppose federal regulation of insurance and cited the meltdown of the U.S. financial sector as a reason to leave insurers under state regulation. The National Conference of Insurance Legislators (NCOIL) has announced plans to hold a summit of state
Legislative Lowdown
Federal – Aaron Lowe, vice president of government affairs for the Automotive Aftermarket Industry Association (AAIA), briefed legislators in the House Small Business Committee on the Motor Vehicle Owners’ Right to Repair Act (H.R. 2694) on Sept. 25. Introduced last year, H.R. 2694 (Rep. Edolphus Towns, D-NY) would require car companies to make the same
NABC Recycled Rides to Give Families Refurbished Cars at NACE
Through the National Autobody Council’s Recycled Rides Program, three Las Vegas body shops – 911 Collision, Collision Authority and Sterling Autobody Center – will present needy families with reliable transportation at NACE. The shops partnered with local charities Family Promise and Safe Nest to the local families in need, and refurbished vehicles were provided by
Collision Industry Relief Reaching Out to Repairers Affected by Ike
The National Autobody Council’s (NABC) Collision Industry Relief is ready to help those in the collision repair industry that find themselves affected by natural disasters like Hurricane Ike. Although it’s not Collision Industry Relief’s intent to refit a collision business with tools and equipment (it’s a normal precaution for the business to insure such tools),
Legislative Lowdown
Federal – The U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs held a hearing on “The State of the Insurance Industry: Examining the Current Regulatory and Oversight Structure.” U.S. Sen. Tim Johnson (D-South Dakota) addressed the need for modernization of the insurance regulatory structure into an optional federal charter (OFC) to establish the United
USACP, NABA Join SCRS as Affiliates
The US Alliance of Collision Professionals (USACP), a collision repair association headquartered in Greater Cincinnati, is the latest affiliate to join the Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS). The USACP’s 25 charter members formed the alliance on Oct. 22, 2007, with a keen eye toward finding common ground with others. “To operate in today’s industry