PROFIT CENTER: Going for Broke
Some shops still find installing glass a profitable endeavor. But it’s not easy when you want to perform the highest quality job possible.
Airbag Fraud, Aftermarket Parts Debated at NCOIL Meeting
Model legislation concerning airbag fraud and the use of aftermarket parts was debated by members of the collision repair, insurance and aftermarket parts industries at a recent National Conference of Insurance Legislators (NCOIL) Property-Casualty (P-C) Committee meeting in Philadelphia. The model legislation was debated for nearly two hours at the meeting, with an emphasis on
Heroic Pilot Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger to Keynote NACE and CARS
We all know it’s important to do the job right, but sometimes, it can mean the difference between life and death. Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger, III – the heroic pilot who landed U.S. Airways Flight 1549 in the Hudson River earlier this year, saving 155 people – will serve as keynote speaker during the Opening General
California Repairers Unhappy with Amended Anti-Steering Bill
California A.B. 1200, a widely debated bill that would alter the state’s anti-steering code, was amended ahead of a public hearing for the bill slated for July 1. As amended, the bill would authorize insurers, during the claims process, to provide claimants with specific “truthful and nondeceptive information regarding services and benefits available” to them.
California Associations Unhappy with Amended Anti-Steering Bill
California A.B. 1200, a widely debated bill that would alter the state’s anti-steering code, was amended ahead of a public hearing for the bill slated for July 1. As amended, the bill would authorize insurers, during the claims process, to provide claimants with specific “truthful and nondeceptive information regarding services and benefits available” to them.
Wyoming House Rejects Increase in Auto Liability Coverage Minimum
The Wyoming House of Representatives rejected H.B. 168, which would have increased the minimum limits on personal auto liability coverage from 25/50/20 to 50/100/25 for bodily injury or death and injury to or destruction of property, last week. The bill also would have made uninsured motorist coverage mandatory. “This bill would have negatively impacted
Wyoming House Rejects Increase in Auto Liability Coverage Minimum
The Wyoming House of Representatives rejected H.B. 168, which would have increased the minimum limits on personal auto liability coverage from 25/50/20 to 50/100/25 for bodily injury or death and injury to or destruction of property, last week. The bill also would have made uninsured motorist coverage mandatory. “This bill would have negatively impacted
Big Bucks Paid for Bugatti ‘Barn Find’
The 1937 Bugatti supercar recently unearthed in a deceased doctor’s garage in northern England sold to a European collector for about $4.4 million at a Paris auction Feb. 6. Auction house Bonham’s sold the Bugatti Type 57S Atalante at its Retromobile car show and sale on behalf of the heirs of its last owner, Dr.
STRANGE BUT TRUE: Rare Bugatti Unearthed in British Garage
Leave it to the eccentric uncle. Dr. Harold Carr’s nephews and nieces inherited his dusty, old garage in northern England after his death in 2007 and expected to find very little housed inside. But when they opened its doors, they found not only a vintage Aston Martin and Jaguar parked there, but also a rare
Crashless Cars and Driverless Vehicles Not Far Off, Say Experts
The subject of crashless cars and driverless vehicles once again took the spotlight in a recent Scientific American magazine article, with the observation that collision avoidance technology is beginning to migrate to lower-cost cars and trucks. The next development in this technology, the article says, is automated braking assistance, which many believe will be the