All the headlines from our Dealerships Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jan 25 2007 // Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal has drafted legislation that he says would strengthen the state’s anti-steering law prohibiting insurers from forcing consumers to use a preferred auto repair shop as a...
Sep 27 2006 // After an investigation of more than four months, two McHenry, Ill. residents have been charged with the fire at a McHenry car dealership in April, police said.Arrested were John Krawec, 43, and his girlfriend, Anna...
Sep 18 2006 // Texas Mutual Insurance Company announced a group dividend of $773,720 to the Lone Star Auto Dealers Association (LSA) purchasing group. LSA has earned over $1.2 million in group dividends since 2002.Group dividends are...
Aug 7 2006 // Even with a wave of consolidation through the industry, the number of new and used auto dealerships in the U.S. is close to 100,000, meaning most independent agents have multiple dealers in their own backyards.“We...
Aug 7 2006 // Even with a wave of consolidation through the industry, the number of new and used auto dealerships in the U.S. is close to 100,000, meaning most independent agents have multiple dealers in their own backyards.“We...
Jul 21 2006 // Texas Mutual Insurance Company has expanded its Lone Star Auto Dealers (LSA) workers’ compensation purchasing group. The group is now open to franchised motorcycle, RV and boat dealerships as well as franchised auto...
May 9 2006 // California is scheduled to consider a bill today, May 9, that is designed to resolve auto repair disputes between insurers and policyholders, according to Jeff Fuller, executive vice president and general counsel of the...
Apr 17 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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...