When an Accurate Estimate Is Written, How Can Insurers Change It to Benefit Themselves?
When an accurate estimate is written, how can an insurance company change the times, rates, options, etc., to make it conform to their own rules?
Houston TV Station Airs Segment on Insurers’ Refusal to Pay for Proper Repairs
Houston’s KRPC Channel 2 recently gave some airtime to the Houston Auto Body Association’s (HABA) contention that some insurers refuse to pay for a proper and safe repair.
U.S. Auto Insurers See Best Underwriting Results in a Decade
Steady improvement for U.S. personal auto insurance companies has culminated in the sector’s best underwriting performance in 10 years, according to Fitch Ratings in a new report.
Auto Insurers Warn OEMs About ‘Misleading’ Self-Driving Features
Automotive insurance agencies are starting to warn carmakers against the use of the word “autonomous” in their marketing and vehicle features, according to a report by the Association of British Insurers.
Property Casualty Insurers Association Praises Sen. Orrin Hatch for Mentioning PARTS Act During Recent Hearing
The PARTS Act, which Hatch reintroduced in April 2017, would specify that it’s not an act of infringement for an alternative parts supplier to sell an aftermarket collision repair part once 2.5 years have elapsed from the date of the design patent.
Insurers Association Urges Florida Senate to Pass Glass Repair Bill
The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America is calling on the Florida Senate Banking and Insurance Committee to pass SB 396, asserting that it “curbs abusive practices associated with windshield glass repairs” and assignment of benefits.
Property Casualty Insurers Association of America Commends Whitepaper Urging Congress to Pass PARTS Act
The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) said it commends the release of a whitepaper asserting that the Promoting Automotive Repair, Trade and Sales (PARTS) Act is necessary to preserve a competitive aftermarket parts marketplace.
Outspoken Shop Owner Clay Hoberecht Looking for Attorney to Sue Insurers
“It’s very apparent that [insurers] are just sticking it to me to put me out of business,” Best Body Shop owner Clay Hoberecht says.
Texas Coalition Aims to Stop Insurers from Dictating Repairs
The goal is “to develop a plan for consumer education in choosing a body shop that will safely and properly restore their vehicles after a collision,” the Auto Body Association of Texas said in a Facebook post.
Professionals Auto Body Owner Files Second Lawsuit Against Insurers
Ron Perretta, owner of Professionals Auto Body, has filed another lawsuit against many of the nation’s major insurance companies, contending that the insurers don’t pay enough to cover the costs of making proper repairs.
