Down, but not out

COLLISION COMMENT

Moving beyond the eloquent sound bites, the issue of consumer protection will be used by both supporters and opponents.

Texas Sen. John Carona's announcement just prior to NACE that he would pre-file a bill in the state's legislature that would seek to ban insurer-owned collision repair facilities, proves that the issue is not going away any time soon. Many people believed that the failure of California's Senate Bill (S.B.) 1648 last August would put a damper on new legislation. However, the failure in California, and more importantly the lessons learned during the battle over the bill, has only firmed the resolve of opponents to insurance company …