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California homeowners allege fraud, negligence and bad faith in separate suits against State Farm, USAA and AAA

1 week ago | repairerdrivennews.com | Teresa Moss

In recent weeks, California homeowners have filed individual suits against State Farm, USAA, and AAA for alleged widespread fraud, negligence, and bad faith regarding coverages following the Los Angeles County wildfires. Each of the suits claims that the insurance companies systematically underinsure homeowners.
Subaru approves Hunter Engineering’s Ultimate ADAS for dealer and collision network

1 week ago | repairerdrivennews.com | Teresa Moss

Subaru has approved Hunter Engineering’s Ultimate ADAS for its U.S. dealer and collision network, according to a Hunter Engineering press release. Hunter Engineering worked directly with Subaru of America, Subaru of Japan, and Lyasaka Ltd of Japan (Hunter’s Market Partner in Japan) for the past year to gain approval of Ultimate ADAS for Subaru workshops, according to Kale Silver, Hunter Engineering senior director of systems product management.
Bankrate article gives consumers clearer picture of how insurers are increasing short payments for collision repair

1 week ago | repairerdrivennews.com | Teresa Moss

A recent Bankrate article written for consumers outlines how insurance companies are increasingly refusing OEM collision repairs. “Imagine you get into a car accident: You dust yourself off, check the damage, maybe snap a picture or two. Then you call your insurance company,” the article says. “You start a claim; you take your car to the shop. Once your insurance adjuster and the body shop have taken care of everything, you’re only responsible for your deductible.
Driven Brands starts pricing guidelines for calibration and scanning operations for Farmers GRP July 1

1 week ago | repairerdrivennews.com | Teresa Moss

Driven Brands has outlined calibration and scanning pricing guidelines for a partnership with the Farmers Guaranteed Repair Program (GRP) to start July 1. The guidelines have brought confusion to some of the collision repair industry after a document circulated titled “Farmers ADAS Calibration & Scanning Pricing.” It stated the price structure reflects the “final allowable cost” for estimate entry.
Dirty Jobs Host Mike Rowe talks about skilled trade shortage during dinner in Detriot

1 week ago | repairerdrivennews.com | Teresa Moss

Mike Rowe, host of Dirty Jobs, recently told an audience at a Mackinac Center For Public Policy dinner in Detroit that there are 70,000 jobs in the collision repair and auto tech industry that sit unfilled, according to a Detroit News article. The article says Rowe is using his platform to advocate for skilled trades. “Every year for the last 12 years, for five tradesmen who retire and leave the workforce, two replace them,” the article quotes Rowe as saying.
CAPA decertified 8 parts in May, including three Tong Yang parts

2 weeks ago | repairerdrivennews.com | Teresa Moss

CAPA decertified eight parts in May, including three metals, four plastics, and one lighting part, according to their June decertified parts report. The list included parts from manufacturers Tong Yang, Da Juane, Y.C.C. Tran Hung, and TYC Brother. All parts on June’s list were decertified in May. Tong Yang has had nine parts decertified this year — three in May, one in March, three in February, and two in January, according to data from CAPA’s monthly reports.
Data from more than 300,000 crash reports compromised in Texas DOT system

2 weeks ago | repairerdrivennews.com | Teresa Moss

The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) says a compromised online account downloaded personal data from 300,000 crash reports. TxDOT identified unusual activity in its Crash Records Information System (CRIS) on May 12, according to a recent news release. It discovered a compromised account was used to improperly access and download the crash reports. Access from the compromised account was immediately disabled, the release says.
Connecticut bill requiring insurers pay for arbitration hearing sent to governor

2 weeks ago | repairerdrivennews.com | Teresa Moss

A Connecticut bill that requires insurance companies to reimburse for arbitration hearings if the award is in favor of the claimant has passed both the House and Senate. HB 6435 passed in the House June 3 and passed quickly in the Senate on a consent calendar in concurrence June 4, the day of the regular session’s adjournment. As of Tuesday, it had yet to be signed by Gov. Ned Lamont.
A 2023 North Carolina law changing auto insurance rate-making set to go into effect July 1

2 weeks ago | repairerdrivennews.com | Teresa Moss

A North Carolina law passed in 2023 that will go into effect July 1 could increase auto insurance premium prices starting July 1, according to a press release from Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey. SB 452 amends insurance rate-making laws and could impact insurance premiums for policyholders who are both experienced and inexperienced drivers, the release says.
North Carolina to see average statewide auto insurance rate increase of 5%

2 weeks ago | repairerdrivennews.com | Teresa Moss

North Carolina will see an average statewide increase of 5% on vehicle insurance rates following a settlement between Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey and the North Carolina Rate Bureau, according to a press release issued Monday by Causey’s office. The settlement is 17.6 percentage points below the 22.6% increase requested by the Rate Bureau in February. The settlement also includes an average statewide 16.3% decrease in motorcycle liability insurance rates.