CAA Survey Questions Quality of CAPA-Certified Parts
In a survey regarding the fit, function and finish of Certified Automotive Parts Association (CAPA)-Certified crash parts, roughly half of California Autobody Association (CAA) shops surveyed – 49 percent – said they found one in four CAPA parts to be OEM-equivalent, and 1.3 percent of surveyed shops reported that all CAPA parts were OEM-equivalent. Despite perceived inferiority
New Co-Sponsors Sign On to McCarran-Ferguson Antitrust Bill
More members of Congress recently signed on to repeal the McCarran-Ferguson act. U.S. Rep. Louise McIntosh Slaughter, D-New York, and U.S. Rep. Eric Massa, D-New York, have signed on as co-sponsors to H.R. 1583, legislation that would repeal the McCarran-Ferguson Act as it applies to property-casualty insurers. The bill now has eight co-sponsors. Since 1945,
Anti-Steering Bill Introduced in Kentucky for 2010
A bill pre-filled for the 2010 Kentucky legislative session would define "deceptive referral," also known as steering, and prohibit insurers from requiring claimants to have their vehicles repaired at specific shops. The bill also addresses labor rate issues. Specifically, the bill, filed by Sen. Gary Tapp, would: • Define “claimant,” “deceptive referral,” “request or require”
Antitrust Gets More Buzz as Legislator Now Targets Health Insurers
As Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal and collision repairers take aim at property-casualty insurers by seeking a repeal of their anti-trust exemptions under the McCarran-Ferguson Act (click HERE for story), one legislator is also now striving to do the same in the health and medical malpractice world. U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.)
California Repairers Launch Campaign to Veto A.B. 1200
The Collision Repair Association of California (CRA) and the California Autobody Association (CAA) are spearheading efforts to persuade Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to veto A.B. 1200, a bill that both groups feel severely weakens the state’s anti-steering code. The Assembly approved A.B. 1200 (Hayashi) 42-19 on Sept. 9. The CRA says it believes the insurance industry-supported
A.B. 1200 Sent to Governor
The California Assembly has approved the Senate’s amendments to A.B. 1200, which would loosen restrictions on the information insurers can provide clients during the claims process, and the bill has been sent to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger for his approval. The California Autobody Association (CAA), which opposes the bill because it believes it would weaken California’s
Insurer-Supported California Anti-Steering Bill Passes Senate
California A.B. 1200, which would amend state anti-steering code and loosen restrictions on information insurers can provide during the claims process, passed the Senate by a 21-17 vote on Sept. 4 after it was granted reconsideration in late August. The deadline to pass the bill before the end of California’s legislative session, however, is quickly
Controversial California Anti-Steering Bill Loses Steam
California A.B. 1200 – a bill amending the state’s anti-steering law to allow insurers to discuss policy benefits, including DRPs, at any time during the claims process – hit a bump in the road when it failed to get Senate approval during its third and final reading Monday. But the bill, which California repairers oppose,
A.B. 1200 Debate Intensifies as Legislators Question Integrity of Insurers, Repairers
y of insurers and repairers in the process. U.S. Rep. Jackie Spier, author of the anti-steering code, penned an op-ed in the San Francisco Chronicle against A.B. 1200, saying that her 2003 anti-steering code is meant to protect consumers from what she believes are low-cost, low-quality repairs promoted by insurers. Spier claims that A.B. 1200
CAA Mobilizing Members Against Bill Targeting California’s Anti-Steering Code
The California Autobody Association (CAA) is asking its members to send letters to members of the state’s Senate and Assembly in opposition of AB 1200. This bill, which was introduced in the Assembly and recently revised by the Senate, could be heard on the Senate and Assembly floors within the next few weeks, the association