Diminished value, direct repair, salvage title and competitive crash repair parts top the National Association of Independent Insurers' (NAII) automotive issues public policy agenda this year, the NAII announced.
During an address at the Automotive Service Association's Annual Convention in Arlington, Va., NAII Council Robert Hurns pointed out that the association's chief automotive agenda is of mutual concern to both insurers and auto repairers.
"The two industries often clash, but more issues now exist in which we can work together to foster competition and contain overall insurance and repair costs," Hurns said.
Diminished value:
During the past several years, more insurance carriers have been targeted as defendants in class action lawsuits involving diminished value. Most of these cases have been dismissed coast-to-coast based on clear, unambiguous policy language.
