Audatex will make blend formula changes, CIC meeting hears | Repairer Driven News
Changes to Audatex's blend formula were communicated as a part of an update presentation on the Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS) ...
Washington OIC hears trade group, shop, insurance & consumer views on increased complaints
A workshop held Monday by the Washington State Office of the Insurance Commissioner (OIC) shed some light on the state of the P&C industry in auto and home insurance claim experiences and complaints, which have [...]
Audatex will make blend formula changes, CIC meeting hears
Changes to Audatex’s blend formula were communicated as a part of an update presentation on the Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS) Blend Study, committing to a shift away from previously defined formulas and resolving [...]
AAA cautions against states changing speed limits, study finds leads to more crashes
A new study by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety finds that raising posted speed limits would likely do little to save time and increase traffic flow and could lead to more crashes, injuries, and [...]
R2R agreement spurs criticism, ‘falls short’ of enforcement & equal access
Following the announcement last week of an agreement made by two repair industry trade associations and a third representing auto manufacturers on the promise of continued access to data and information necessary to repair vehicles, [...]
State Farm ordered to pay more than $288K for reducing total loss payout
A Texas man who sued State Farm insurance for deducting money from his total loss settlement was awarded $288,517.59 by a jury earlier this month. Joseph Wayne Collins took civil action against the company after [...]
Research center introduces safety training to help public prepare for EV growth
Thatcham Research has rolled out an electric vehicle (EV) safety program that it says will educate the public on the “unique safety challenges” posed by the vehicles. Called EV Safe, the U.K.-based initiative is geared [...]
Pennsylvania judge: No single labor rate ‘fair and reasonable’
A Pennsylvania judge’s ruling in a third-party claim dispute settled in favor of a collision shop serves to weigh in on disagreements between repairers and insurers on labor rates. On behalf of its customer, Karl [...]
UPDATE Parts import data from PartsTrader can affect labor, CCC solution provided
Editor’s note: This story has been updated to include comment from PartsTrader. The original version stated in error that no comment had been given by the publication deadline. An Illinois body shop manager recently made [...]
Skilled trade exec: Businesses must use available resources to find workers
Trades employers such as collision repair shops must tap into their available resources to help fill the skilled worker shortage, according to the head of a Canadian nonprofit focused on promoting careers in the skilled [...]