JUNE COVER STORY: Protect Your Interests
With the proper legal advice, you can use these documents to establish you and your customers’ rights, obligations and interests at the outset of your business relationship.
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
COVER STORY: 2009 Industry Profile
The award-winning BodyShop Business Industry Profile is back with a vengance, offering reliable statistics that will help you put your finger on the industry’s pulse.
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
Kentucky Shop Drops State Farm Over Supplement Spat
Six days after terminating his Select Service agreement with State Farm, Pure Reflection Paint & Collision Repair, Inc. owner Rusty Barrett sounded remarkably unaffected. “We’ll figure it out because that’s part of business,” Barrett said despite the loss of 35 percent of his work in his Shelbyville, Ky., shop. “They came to me eight
Progressive Insurance Joins NABC as a Corporate Member
The National Auto Body Council (NABC) announced Progressive Insurance is its newest corporate member. “We rely on body shops to repair our customers’ vehicles after accidents, so we’re happy to join an organization that calls attention to the good and important work these facilities do every day,” said Chris Andreoli, corporate claims process manager for
Mercedes-Benz USA is Newest SCRS Corporate Member
The Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS) announced that Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) is its newest corporate member. MBUSA’s interest in becoming a SCRS corporate member was heightened at the International Autobody Congress & Exposition (NACE) 2009 during informal conversations with a number of SCRS members, including SCRS Chairman Gary Wano and Joe Skurka, manager,
QPC Says Fight Against OEM ‘Monopoly’ Must Continue
The Quality Parts Coalition says despite the manufacturing agreement reached by Ford and LKQ Corporation last week (click HERE to read more), there is still work to be done to prevent car companies from using design patents on collision repair parts in an effort to create a monopoly. The QPC claims that domestic and foreign
READER’S CHOICE: Attracting New Talent
“How do we draw more technicians into this business? We’re making less profit and doing more work for the insurance companies. The insurance companies are going to force themselves into a situation where they won’t have qualified shops.” – Bob Showers, body shop manager, Bentley Pontiac-GMC, Huntsville, Ala.
