AkzoNobel Sponsoring Exhibit on Stylistic Development of the Automobile
AkzoNobel Car Refinishes Americas announced it will be the exclusive automotive paint sponsor for “The Allure of the Automobile,” an exhibition featuring 18 of the world’s rarest and most brilliantly conceived cars ranging from the 1930s to the mid-1960s.Cars by Bugatti, Duesenberg, Jaguar, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche and Ferrari will be featured. The exhibition will be held
Auto Body Association of Connecticut Affiliates with SCRS
The Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS) announced that the Auto Body Association of Connecticut (ABAC) is its newest affiliate association, bringing the total number of SCRS affiliates to 37. An advocate for repairer and consumer rights in its state, ABAC has been involved with a number of high-profile industry-related activities. Earlier in the year,
The Hartford Plans to Appeal $15 Million Decision
After the Stamford, Conn., Superior Court handed down a $15-million verdict against The Hartford Insurance Co. this week for engaging in a pattern of business practices that violated state law, the insurer says it plans to appeal the decision. In the class action suit – originally filed by Auto Body Association of Connecticut (ABAC) shops
The Hartford Ordered to Pay Connecticut Repairers $15 Million
A Stamford Superior Court jury today awarded $15 million to a group of auto body repair firms after determining The Hartford Insurance Co. engaged in unfair business practices to suppress labor rates. The class action lawsuit, filed by the Auto Body Association of Connecticut (ABAC) and three of its members, alleged that the insurance company
Connecticut AG Calls for Federal Investigation of Insurer Steering
In response to a nationwide petition circulated by the Auto Body Association of Connecticut (ABAC), Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal this week urged U.S. Attorney General Eric H. Holder, Jr., to uphold federal consumer protection laws against "deceptive referrals" by insurers and other similar unlawful activities that Blumenthal claims violate consumer rights. Blumenthal also asked
Collision Repairers Favor State Regulation of Insurance, Says SCRS Legislative Committee Chair
Most collision repairers are in favor of keeping state regulation of insurance over federal regulation, primarily due to the enormous resources it would take to lobby at the federal level. This came from Rollie Benjamin, CEO of ABRA Auto Body & Glass and chairman of the legislative committee of the Society of Collision Repair Specialists
Progressive Hands Over Claims Files in Coccaro Case
Progressive has handed over 68 boxes of claims files to Greg Coccaro, owner of North State Custom in Bedford Hills, New York, heeding a judge’s final warning issued in April to produce the files or else pay damages to Coccaro in his suit against the insurer. Progressive turned over the files – which Coccaro’s lawyer
SCRS Asks U.S. Attorney General to Investigate Possible Anti-Trust Activity
The Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS) has joined efforts currently supported by a number of collision repair organizations across the country in a request to the Department of Justice and U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to investigate violations of federal antitrust laws that many repairers feel are taking place in today’s marketplace. “Stemming
Progressive Given New Deadline for Documents in Coccaro Case
A New York judge has given Progressive one more chance to comply with an order given in February to turn over claims files for roughly 800 vehicles in the ongoing North State Custom vs. Progressive case. Progressive has until May 28 to comply with the order, or the court will rule in favor of North