Last week, the Washington House Committee on Consumer Protection and Business heard testimony from the Washington Office of the Insurance Commissioner (OIC), collision repairers, appraisers, consumers, and the Washington State Association for Justice — all [...]

Focus Advisors anticipates a continuation of significant consolidation in the collision repair industry this year. Senior Associate Madeleine Roberts Rich wrote in a report released last week that the “sheer amount” of private equity capital [...]

Delaware Insurance Commissioner Trinidad Navarro has updated a bulletin to remind insurance adjusters that state law bars the solicitation of business from consumers during a loss-producing event. Navarro wrote that when this happens, it not [...]

A proclamation signed by President Donald Trump to raise tariffs on steel and aluminum imports to 25% could potentially change the cost of vehicle parts and, ultimately, what consumers pay for vehicles and repairs, said [...]

Among the reasons for a Massachusetts district judge’s dismissal of the Alliance for Automotive Innovation (Auto Innovators)’s lawsuit against Attorney General Andrea Campbell is the “plain language” of the Data Access Law, and that options [...]

Nearly 200 business organizations signed a letter in support of the reintroduction of the Death Tax Repeal Act Thursday.  The letter set to Sen. John Thune and Congressman Randy Feenstra, coincides with the refiling of [...]

Repair shops could begin receiving automated artificial intelligence (AI) calls from Google seeking information about offered services. Google is testing a feature called “Ask for Me” that makes phone calls for users, and auto shops [...]