CAWA Lobbies California Legislators on Business and Industry Issues
Members of the California Automotive Wholesalers’ Association (CAWA) met in Sacramento to actively lobby the California Legislature to ensure no laws are passed that harm a robust and competitive independent automotive aftermarket industry and to highlight important legislative and regulatory proposals impacting aftermarket businesses. CAWA members met at the state capitol on March 26 with
Nebraska Autobody Association Releases Consumer-Awareness Poster
The Nebraska Autobody Association (NABA) has released a consumer awareness poster to educate claimants on their right to receive the full and complete coverage promised under their insurance policy. NABA’s awareness poster has a picture of an ATM that warns consumers that the machine shortchanges. The caption reads, “Would You Use This ATM?” The poster
Sterling Names President
Sterling Autobody announced that Allan Robinson has been named its president. Robinson previously served as claim field director for the Midwest Claim Service Area in Buffalo Grove, Ill., and brings more than 20 years’ experience of product knowledge and leadership to his new position. As president of Sterling Autobody Centers, Robinson is responsible for overseeing
Ohio Body Shop Owners Association Pushes Consumer Education, Quality Repairs
It was just a low-key meeting at a Mexican restaurant, but the subject matter was anything but low-key. Members of the Ohio Body Shop Owners Association (OBOA) met March 10 in Oregon, Ohio, to discuss their latest consumer education ad campaign and also to go over some legislative strategies aimed at countering what they believe
California Senate Hears Anti-Steering Legislation, Introduces Capping Bill
The Collision Repair Association of California’s (CRA) two sponsored bills, Senate Bills 1059 and 1167, were heard by the Senate Committee on Banking, Finance and Insurance on April 2, coinciding with CRA’s Legislative Day. The CRA says insurers successfully convinced the California Chamber of Commerce to oppose S.B. 1167, which mandates that once a vehicle
CCC 2008 Crash Course Reports Increase in Paid Claim Frequency
CCC Information Services Inc.’s 2008 Crash Course, an annual report on the many factors affecting collision repair and total loss costs, reports an increase in paid claim frequency last year, the first such increase in nearly a decade. The report also looks at how the increase in specialty substrate materials and the proliferation of electronics
Ohio Body Shop Owners Association Pushes Consumer Education, Quality Repairs
It was just a low-key meeting at a Mexican restaurant, but the subject matter was anything but low-key. Members of the Ohio Body Shop Owners Association (OBOA) met March 10 in Oregon, Ohio, to discuss their latest consumer education ad campaign and also to go over some legislative strategies aimed at countering what they believe
Iowa Senate Introduces Collision Repair Parts Bills
The Iowa Senate is considering a bill that would bar insurers from requiring repairers to buy parts and supplies from specified sellers. Sen. Steve Warnstadt (D-Sioux City) introduced Senate File 2326, which addresses shops that perform repairs on behalf of the insurer to the property of an insured. The bill defines such requirements of insurers
Auto Glass Anti-Steering Bill Dies in Washington Senate
Anti-steering legislation aimed at the auto glass industry has died in the Washington Senate. The Washington House had approved House Bill 3053, which attempted to end insurer steering in auto glass claims, but the legislation did not make it past the Senate’s Financial Institutions & Insurance Committee. Insurers, driven by the National Association of Mutual
CRA Seeks Industry-Wide Support for Anti-Steering Bill
The Collision Repair Association of California (CRA) called on repairers in the state to rally around Senate Bill 1167, which it calls “truth-setting policy” that protects consumers from insurer DRP steering tactics. The bill, authored by state Sen. Pat Wiggins (D-Santa Rosa) and sponsored by the CRA, states that when a claimant first reports an