Insurer-owned shop legislation is front and
center in the news this month and is just one sign of growing divisiveness
between many shops and the insurance industry. As you will read in our news
section beginning on the cover, numerous states have had legislation introduced
that would ban, or at least severely limit, insurance-company ownership of
collision repair facilities. The pace with which these bills have proliferated
has been somewhat surprising. While an insurer that
pathologically refuses to pay competitive rates deserves to be sued, the
consumer is the one who often suffers the most
during a harrowing claims handling nightmare. They deserve to be referred to an insurer that has a more
policyholder friendly approach.Many believed that Allstate
during a harrowing claims handling nightmare. They deserve to be referred to an insurer that has a more
policyholder friendly approach.Many believed that Allstate
