Judge Orders Progressive to Hand Over Documents in Coccaro Case
The New York judge overseeing the North State Custom vs. Progressive Insurance case – in which North State owner Greg Coccaro is charging Progressive with violation of New York General Business Law for alleged steering – is losing his patience with the insurer and has given the company 45 days to comply with a court
Legislative Lowdown
Federal – Federal oversight of the insurance industry appears to be more likely as President Barack Obama and members of Congress roll out plans to address the country’s economic woes in what experts say is the largest regulatory overhaul since the Great Depression. House Financial Services Chair Barney Frank (D-Mass.) said in early February that
Laws on Supplements, Steering and Total Loss Value Considered in Connecticut
The Connecticut Committee on Insurance and Real Estate had a public hearing this week covering three bills dealing with steering, total loss calculations and supplements, drawing testimony from the collision repair and insurance industries. Supplements S.B. 896 would reserve the right for an insurer to authorize any repair work beyond the original estimate before a
Connecticut Considers Laws on Supplements, Steering, Total Loss Value
The Connecticut Committee on Insurance and Real Estate had a public hearing this week on three bills dealing with steering, total loss calculations and supplements, drawing testimony from the collision repair and insurance industries. Supplements S.B. 896 would reserve the right for an insurer to authorize any repair work beyond the original estimate before a
Connecticut’s Anti-Steering Law Now in Effect
A new law that requires disclosing to consumers that they have the right to choose the repair facility to complete repairs to their motor vehicles is now in effect in Connecticut. The law, passed in June 2008, took effect Jan. 1, 2009 and requires insurance companies to include the following notice on all issued insurance
Connecticut Anti-Steering Law Now in Effect
A new law that requires disclosure to consumers that they have the right to choose the repair facility to complete repairs to their motor vehicles is now in effect in Connecticut. The law, passed in June 2008 and effective Jan. 1, requires insurance companies to include the following notice on all issued insurance cards: “You
Auto Body Association of Connecticut Elects Officers
The Auto Body Association of Connecticut (ABAC) today announced the election of its slate of new officers for 2008-2009. Bob Skrip, owner of Skrip’s Auto Body in Prospect, was elected president. Mike Walsh of T & J Auto Body in East Hartford was elected vice-president, and Tony Ferraiolo of A & R Body Specialty
Connecticut Repairers Win Unanimous Supreme Court Decision on Steering
The Auto Body Association of Connecticut (ABAC) today announced that it won a significant victory in its pending lawsuit against The Hartford Fire Insurance Company, with the Connecticut Supreme Court unanimously upholding a lower court certification of the class action. ABAC, along with three Connecticut auto body repair shops, allege that the insurance company engaged
Connecticut Repairers Win Unanimous Supreme Court Decision on Steering
The Auto Body Association of Connecticut (ABAC) today announced that it won a significant victory in its pending lawsuit against The Hartford Fire Insurance Company, with the Connecticut Supreme Court unanimously upholding a lower court certification of the class action. ABAC, along with three Connecticut auto body repair shops, allege that the insurance company
Connecticut Repairers Rally to Fight Steering
The Auto Body Association of Connecticut (ABAC) sponsored a rolling rally on April 9 comprising more than 40 tow trucks and vehicles. The procession drove from the state capitol, where drivers honked their horns to support proposed anti-steering legislation, to Progressive’s concierge center in Newington to protest steering. The rally began with Attorney General Richard
