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Field Notes, Denial patterns
Friday, August 28 · #81
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This week, State Farm documents went public showing how the carrier allegedly tracked profits tied to claim denials. Meanwhile, CCC and Solera are pushing back hard on a Washington rule that would tighten claims timelines. Both signals point to the same friction point: how carriers manage (or dodge) repair scope.

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1. State Farm denial profit documents surface in litigation

Multiple media outlets reported unsealed State Farm documents and emails from an Oklahoma home insurance lawsuit showing the carrier allegedly tied profitability metrics to claim denials. The timing matters: as State Farm tightens its footprint, more shops are seeing denials on both structural and ADAS work. This is your ammunition. Document every denial reason. Screenshot the estimate. Build a case file.

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DM me 'audit' on LinkedIn. I'll review your last 3 denied calibrations and write the OEM-cited justification that flips them. Free. No pitch.

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📬 Hit reply. Reply: did State Farm deny a structural or ADAS line on you this week, and what reason code did they give?

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One forward could save them three hours of denial fights this month.

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Published by Absolute ADAS. Mark Fowler, owner. Mobile ADAS calibration in Western Washington. 50,000+ calibrations on the floor.

👀 Tomorrow: State Farm's denial-to-profit paper trail is in court now, we're tracking how shops can use those documents in their own claim disputes.
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