CIC committee says structural pre- and post-measuring as critical as pre- and post-scanning

A panel discussion during the January Collision Industry Conference (CIC) meeting emphasized the importance of structural pre- and post-measuring to ensure safe and proper repairs. Ken Boylan, retired research and specifications manager for Chief Automotive [...]

2025-02-04T10:37:05-05:00February 4th, 2025|RDN News Feed|

Latest ‘Insurer Report Card’ grades ‘record-high’ 22 companies with C- or lower

A record-high of 22 companies, including six of the largest U.S. auto insurers, received a grade of C- or lower from collision repairers on the 2025 “Insurer Report Card” for how well their claims practices [...]

2025-02-04T10:36:35-05:00February 4th, 2025|RDN News Feed|

OEM policy group sues Maine AG over Data Law compliance requirements

The Alliance for Automotive Innovation (Auto Innovators) has filed suit to challenge Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey over the enforcement of its 2023 Data Law because the “independent entity” it calls for doesn’t exist. A [...]

2025-02-04T10:36:04-05:00February 4th, 2025|RDN News Feed|

New study finds AEB has improved, cuts rear-end crashes by half

Automatic emergency braking (AEB) continues to improve as it cuts rear-end crashes in half, according to a recent study by the Partnership for Analytics Research in Traffic Safety (PARTS). PARTS is a partnership between automakers [...]

2025-02-04T10:35:34-05:00February 4th, 2025|RDN News Feed|

New Hampshire Insurance Department addresses aftermarket part use, ‘like kind and quality’

The New Hampshire Insurance Department (NHID) held a webinar Thursday titled “Understanding Aftermarket Parts in the Repair Process” during which frustration was evoked by collision repair participants in attendance. The webinar was intended to focus [...]

2025-02-01T14:02:59-05:00February 1st, 2025|RDN News Feed|

South Dakota bill would curb deductible waiving by ‘bad actor’ auto body shops

A bill brought by the South Dakota Auto Body Association aimed at curbing repairer insurance fraud was unanimously passed out of committee Thursday. Under SB 93, contractors providing motor vehicle, auto body, or collision repair [...]

2025-02-01T14:02:28-05:00February 1st, 2025|RDN News Feed|

Safe and proper repairs: the importance of the ’empty chair’ and who it represents

The “empty chair” has been a symbol on stage at Collison Industry Conference meetings for five years to remind the collision repair industry of who matters most — safe and proper vehicle repairs for the [...]

2025-01-30T13:33:46-05:00January 30th, 2025|RDN News Feed|

Mississippi bill requires insurers pay market amount for OEM procedures and parts

A Mississippi bill will require insurance companies to pay the prevailing market amount for a vehicle or glass to be repaired pursuant to the OEM repair procedures and OEM parts or OEM equivalent parts.  The [...]

2025-01-30T13:32:44-05:00January 30th, 2025|RDN News Feed|

Safelite asks Maryland legislators to clarify who owns repair data, argues OEMs don’t allow access

The Maryland Senate Finance Committee held a briefing on consumer “right to repair” last week, hearing from both Safelite Group and the Alliance for Automotive Innovation, that automotive repair businesses have access to OEM repair [...]

2025-01-29T13:57:57-05:00January 29th, 2025|RDN News Feed|
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