Latest Dealerships Headlines
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NAMIC Pleased California Auto Repair Bill Modified for Study
Apr 10 2006 // In the wake of stiff industry opposition, a California proposal that would have have impeded consumer access to affordable auto repairs has been sufficiently mitigated for now, said a spokesman for the National Association...
Abram Interstate Offers New Program for Garage Insurance
Mar 13 2006 // Abram Interstate Insurance Services Inc. in Rocklin, Calif., is offering a new program for garage insurance in California and Arizona. The targeted classes are: new and used car dealers, private passenger auto repair...
Garage Program
Jan 23 2006 // Nuts & Bolts: Yates & Associates Insurance Services is offering a new garage program targeting new and used car dealers, private passenger auto repair shops, RV dealers and repair, motorcycle dealers and repair,...
DMI Launches E&S Division for Auto Dealers and Specialty Shops
Jan 16 2006 // Morgan Hill, Calif.-based DMI Insurance Services Inc., has created a wholesale division that will specialize in E&S markets for independent auto dealers and automotive specialty shops. Tina Evans, an insurance...
AUTO DEALERS COMPENSATION OF CALIF. RETURNS $9.6 MILLION
Jan 2 2006 // The trustee board of the Auto Dealers Compensation of California Inc. has announced an equity distribution of approximately $9.6 million to its auto dealership members. AD-COMP is a private workers’ compensation...
Auto Dealers Compensation of Calif. Returns $9.6 Million in Equity
Dec 21 2005 // The Trustee Board of the Auto Dealers Compensation of California Inc. (AD-COMP(R)), has announced an equity distribution of approximately $9.6 million to its auto dealership members. AD-COMP(R), formed in 2002, is a...
Non-Franchised Auto Dealers
Dec 5 2005 // Nuts & Bolts: DMI Insurance Services Inc. has expanded the range of markets it supplies to producers serving non-franchised auto dealers and automotive specialty shops. The new markets will be available immediately...
Natural Catastrophes, Aftermarket Auto Repair Parts, Credit Scoring Top AIA’s Agenda at NCOIL Meeting
Nov 14 2005 // The American Insurance Association (AIA) said it looks forward to an open dialogue with state legislators regarding the recent hurricanes and their ramifications for the insurance industry during the annual meeting of the...
MADD of N.J. Marks 25 Years with Help from Auto Insurers, Dealers
Sep 23 2005 // Acting New Jersey Governor Richard Codey today officially launched the New Jersey celebration of Mothers Against Drunk Driving’s 25th Anniversary. A $10,000 anniversary gift to MADD was presented by N.J.-based...
Texas Mutual Announces Purchasing Group Dividends
Sep 15 2005 // Texas Mutual Insurance Company announced purchasing group dividends to Texas Electric Cooperatives (TEC) and the Lone Star Auto Dealers purchasing group. TEC received a dividend of $21,709, which is the first purchasing...
Illinois Supreme Court Reverses $1.06 Billion State Farm Auto Repair Parts Case
Aug 18 2005 // Today, the Illinois Supreme Court reversed a prior state court’s $1.06 billion judgment in a class action against State Farm Insurance over the use of so-called aftermarket auto parts for repairs. The high court...
California Auto Repair Dealers Bill Temporarily Stalled
Jul 29 2005 // A California bill allowing vehicle owners to authorize their insurer to act on their behalf to arrange automobile repairs to their insured vehicle is, for all practical purposes, in the repair shop until 2006. After a...
The Nitty Gritty of Blue Collar Programs
May 23 2005 // Program Managers Working for the Working Class For some program administrators, blue is the color of money. While other insurance programs target lawyers, insurance agents and various white-collar occupations, some of the...
Allstate Sues Defunct California Auto Repair Co.
Apr 25 2005 // Insurance giant Allstate Corp. on April 22 sued the liquidator of an out-of-business automotive repair company that has held about 1,000 cars awaiting collision repairs until its assets are sold. Allstate filed a Superior...
Insurers Oppose Ore. Auto Repair Shop Legislation
Apr 13 2005 // The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) is urging the Oregon Senate to reject legislation which would mislead consumers about a valuable program designed to provide quality repairs to accident-damaged...
Purchasing Group Helps Auto Dealers Cope with Workers’ Comp
Mar 21 2005 // Workers’ compensation insurance is problematic across the nation and legislatures in many states, including Texas and Oklahoma, are currently considering bills aimed at increasing the quality of workers’ comp...
Restrictive Illinois Auto Body Shop Bill Would Hit Consumers Hard
Feb 28 2005 // An Illinois bill that would require auto insurers to pay whatever any given body shop demanded for repairs would result in skyrocketing loss costs for insurers and higher premiums for drivers. H.B. 2330 is...
Texas AG Reaches Final Settlement with Insurers for Auto Repair Overcharges
Feb 4 2005 // Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott announced the last two in a five-year series of settlements with various insurance companies to give refunds to Texas policyholders who paid more out of pocket on claims for auto repairs...
Fla. Refund Plan Nets $1.7 Million
Nov 2 2004 // Florida’s Chief Financial Officer Tom Gallagher announced that more than 1,200 Central Florida residents have received a total of $1.7 million under a refund plan for consumers who paid for various insurance products...
Farmers Sues L.A. Body Shop for Alleged Fraud
Oct 11 2004 // Farmers Insurance Exchange has begun serving civil summons and complaints upon a Los Angeles body shop and its director, accusing them of taking part in a scheme designed to defraud Farmers and its policyholders. The civil...
