Allstate denied motion seeking partial summary judgement on owing $752K on 96 New York auto claims

A New York Richmond County Supreme Court Justice has denied an Allstate motion seeking a partial summary judgment to dismiss a complaint brought by a body shop alleging the insurer owes payments totaling $752,466 for [...]

2024-11-05T11:46:33-05:00November 5th, 2024|RDN News Feed|

Repairify official asked about gaps created by standardized prices in scanning, calibrations

A Repairify official interviewed on C&C Auto Show Saturday said that, in some cases, customers have to pick up the gap between cost and insurance coverage when he was asked about how an agreement the [...]

2024-11-04T13:57:25-05:00November 4th, 2024|RDN News Feed|

Phase-out of 2 paint solvents in California’s South Coast Air Quality District unanimously approved

The South Coast Air Quality Management District Governing Board has approved a plan in that portion of California to phase out the use of solvents tert-butyl acetate (t-BAC) and para-chlorobenzotrifuloride (pCBtF) in paint manufacturing. The [...]

2024-11-04T08:50:58-05:00November 4th, 2024|RDN News Feed|

Illinois District Court denies State Farm’s stay request in undervalued total losses lawsuit

An Illinois District Court has denied State Farm’s June request for an indefinite stay on discovery and proceedings in a lawsuit against it regarding allegations of undervalued total loss claims and reduced payments to claimants. On [...]

2024-11-04T07:39:54-05:00November 4th, 2024|RDN News Feed|

Vermont releases survey for autobody repair shops focused on insurance practices

Vermont Department of Financial Regulation (DFR) has released a survey for Vermont Autobody Repair Shops focused on the fairness and reasonableness of auto insurance business practices.  The survey is part of a study that DFR [...]

2024-11-04T07:39:23-05:00November 4th, 2024|RDN News Feed|

BASF, TechForce taking 5 future collision techs to SEMA Show

BASF, in partnership with the Techforce Foundation, has awarded five $2,500 scholarships to aspiring collision repair students as part of its “Techs for Tomorrow” initiative. The recipients will also get to attend the SEMA Show [...]

2024-11-01T12:07:04-04:00November 1st, 2024|RDN News Feed|

Maine R2R work group debates necessity of data, telematics access oversight committee

The Maine Right to Repair Working Group spent a couple of hours last week debating the intent, purpose, and authority of an independent entity created by a new law passed on a referendum in 2023 [...]

2024-11-01T12:06:34-04:00November 1st, 2024|RDN News Feed|

J.D. Power: Consumer confidence in AVs will only improve as safety statistics do

Overall consumer confidence in fully automated self-driving vehicles remains low, according to J.D. Power’s “2024 U.S. Mobility Confidence Index (MCI) Study.” Following a two-year decline, the index score for consumer automated vehicle (AV) readiness increased [...]

2024-11-01T12:06:03-04:00November 1st, 2024|RDN News Feed|

Here are the insurance commissioner candidates up for election in five states

Delaware, Montana, North Carolina, North Dakota, and Washington’s insurance commissioners are up for election Nov. 5.  They are five of 11 states that elect the position. The other six states — California, Kansas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, [...]

2024-10-31T14:58:05-04:00October 31st, 2024|RDN News Feed|

Auto Innovators sends comments on proposed rule banning China, Russia technology

The Alliance for Automotive Innovation (Auto Innovators) recently sent 15 pages of comments to the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) in response to proposed rules that would ban Chinese and [...]

2024-10-31T14:57:35-04:00October 31st, 2024|RDN News Feed|
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