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Progressive Avoids Declaratory Judgment in Class Action Lawsuit

A Massachusetts federal judge told Progressive Direct Insurance on March 10 that is now free and clear of declaratory relief sought by the plaintiff. Progressive was previously named in a class action lawsuit alleging breach of contract and more with … Continue reading

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Florida Appeals Court Upholds Dismissal of AOB Lawsuits Against Progressive

Florida’s 5th District Court of Appeals upheld the dismissal of more than 16 auto glass assignment-of-benefits (AOB) lawsuits against Progressive Insurance last week. With appellants arguing that the insurance provider failed to pay the full amount for windshield replacements, the … Continue reading

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Georgia Man Files Suit Against Progressive Insurance, Mitchell for Car Payouts

Keddrick Brown filed suit in Georgia federal court October 12 against an affiliate of Progressive Casualty Insurance and Mitchell Intelligence. In Brown v. Progressive Mountain Insurance Co. et al., Brown alleges in proposed class allegations that Progressive arbitrarily lowers vehicle … Continue reading

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Say It Isn’t So, Flo: Lawsuit Alleges Progressive Underpays

Two New Yorkers filed suit against Progressive Corp. on July 22, alleging the car insurer is underpaying and arbitrarily undervaluing claims by New York policyholders for totaled vehicles by deceptively adjusting the claims process. Plaintiffs Dominick Volino of Duchess County … Continue reading

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Auto Glass Related Companies Make Fortune 500 Listing

Fortune 500 magazine ranked the biggest American companies in its June/July 2020 issue, a few of which are related to the auto glass and insurance industries. Several were in the top 100: Ford Motor landed the 12th spot earning $155,900 … Continue reading

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Judge Orders Progressive to Pay Up

U.S. District Judge Timothy Savage awarded $700,000 in legal fees to attorneys with Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP and Caputo & Mariotti PC for their work on behalf of a class of Progressive Specialty Insurance Co. (Progressive) customers who … Continue reading

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Progressive Looks to Consolidate Class Action Lawsuit over Medical Short Pay

Progressive Select Insurance Co. (Progressive) has recently been in Florida’s federal courtroom over a class action lawsuit, which could have implications for the auto glass industry, led by MRI provider Clearview Imaging LLC (Clearview). The lawsuit centers on medical providers … Continue reading

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Independent Agent Study Ranks Insurance Carriers

In its inaugural independent agent study, National Underwriter, in conjunction with the National Association of Professional Insurance Agents (PIA), polled U.S. property and casualty insurance agents to provide insight into the business, including their most highly-rated carrier partners. So what … Continue reading

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Insurer Inspections Costing One Auto Glass Repair Company More than $35 K

Less than a year after its inception, Houston-based Safe Tech Auto Glass implemented a proprietary software system that streamlined every aspect of the business, allowing its technicians to service more vehicles in a day. The company’s six locations, all in … Continue reading

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Which AGRR-Related Companies Make the Fortune 500 Cut?

Several AGRR-related companies, including insurers and automakers, are named to this year’s Fortune 500 list. Looking more closely at the insurance sector, editors point out, “As miles driven continues to plateau, there will be less demand for car insurance.” Continue reading

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