New York Collision Association Warns Of Insurer Violations Related To Photo Estimating

A collision repair trade group has cautioned the New York Department of Financial Services that some insurers are violating New York law in their zeal for photo estimating. “(The New York State Auto Collision Technician’s Association) is very alarmed at what can only be described as a flagrant disregard of regulations by certain insurers around field inspections,” NYSACTA Executive Director Ed Kizenberger wrote DFS principal insurance examiner Elizabeth Anderson on July 10. NYSACTA’s sister Long Island Auto Body Repairman’s Association group has urged members to submit complaints to the DFS (and email the details to LIABRA) and encourage customers to do so as well.