Employee tenure nearly doubles when easy, affordable health plan offered

A recent whitepaper from Decisely, a benefits, human resources, and compliance management services company, focuses on the importance of health benefits in employee retention noting that the investment also builds employee morale and workplace culture. [...]

2023-11-20T13:15:44-05:00November 20th, 2023|RDN News Feed|

Wisconsin lobbyist quizzes insurance commissioner on indemnification, claims handling

A lobbyist with Wisconsin Collision Repair Professionals (WCRP) secured a meeting with the state’s insurance commissioner to discuss “disturbing trends” in the relationship between collision repair facilities and insurers. Jolene Plautz, who works with the [...]

2023-11-20T13:15:13-05:00November 20th, 2023|RDN News Feed|

90% of businesses surveyed unaware of strict corporate reporting requirements beginning Jan. 1

Based on a National Federation of Independent Business survey, 90% of respondents are unfamiliar with the reporting requirements of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA). Businesses with 20 or fewer employees and under $5 million in [...]

2023-11-18T14:07:40-05:00November 18th, 2023|RDN News Feed|

SkillsUSA National auto refinishing champ selected to compete in world championships

A top winner in this year’s SkillsUSA National Championships will now represent the U.S. in the upcoming world championships and supporters are asking for the industry’s help in getting her there. Lily Williams, of Arkansas, [...]

2023-11-18T14:07:09-05:00November 18th, 2023|RDN News Feed|

Repairers & insurers share claims handling challenges, are estimates still needed?

Following long-discussed conversations in the collision repair industry about the need for transparency and trust in the insurance claims process, repair facilities and carriers recently shared the problems as well as their suggested solutions for [...]

2023-11-16T12:34:45-05:00November 16th, 2023|RDN News Feed|

IIHS: Vehicles with tall front ends more likely to kill pedestrians

Vehicles with tall front ends are more deadly during pedestrian-involved collisions when compared with vehicles with shorter hoods, says the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). The nonprofit shared data this week indicating that pickups, [...]

2023-11-16T12:34:13-05:00November 16th, 2023|RDN News Feed|

Volvo electrification goals advance with manufacturing addition of Giga Presses; gigacasting process

Volvo will install two 9,000-ton Giga Press die casting machines at its Slovakia factory to enable megacasting under a newly-inked contract with Idra Srl. Idra Srl, a European die casting company, said that the new [...]

2023-11-15T12:34:01-05:00November 15th, 2023|RDN News Feed|

Farmers subsidiary pulls out of California, becoming latest insurer to do so

Another California insurer will stop issuing coverage in the state in a move affecting approximately 58,000 auto policies. Farmers Direct Property and Casualty Insurance, a division of Farmers Insurance, stopped writing new policies in September. [...]

2023-11-14T12:36:25-05:00November 14th, 2023|RDN News Feed|

EV makers say materials used common, repairs aren’t always more expensive

Details shared by Rivian and Lucid Motors during this year’s SEMA Show about the structural makeup of their vehicles fell in line with Ducker Carlisle’s forecast that the use of aluminum and composite materials will [...]

2023-11-14T12:35:54-05:00November 14th, 2023|RDN News Feed|
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