Connecticut Collision Repair Association Hosts Insurer-Repairer Panel
The Connecticut Collision Repair Specialists (CCRS) recently hosted a panel of insurers and repairers to discuss the needs of today’s consumers and the collision repair industry’s responsibility to adapt to those needs through best business practices, enhanced communication, continual education and technical training. Representatives from MetLife Auto & Home, Amica Mutual Insurance and Travelers answered
AAA Northern California, Nevada and Utah Donates to I-CAR Education Foundation
AAA Northern California, Nevada & Utah (AAA NCNU) has donated $5,000 to the I-CAR Education Foundation. AAA NCNU’s contribution will help the foundation offer grants and scholarships to career and technical schools and colleges and the students attending these schools. “On behalf of the collision repair students, instructors and schools nationwide, the I-CAR Education Foundation
Mitchell 2009 Road Show to Help Shops Increase Business Performance
Mitchell International Inc. will hold its fifth annual Road Show from March 24 to Oct. 7. The 2009 Road Show will visit 12 cities, making its first stop in the greater Los Angeles area on March 24, followed by several stops throughout North America. The show is designed to educate shops on the latest
BASF Receives Subaru Supplier Award
BASF Coatings North America today announced that it is the recipient of a Subaru of Indiana Automotive (SIA) Supplier Award. BASF, which has supplied paint to SIA since summer 2008, received this award because of its performance and support during SIA’s recent conversion from solventborne to waterborne paint. “BASF and Subaru worked together under an
STRANGE BUT TRUE: ‘Meteorwrong’ Likely Culprit in Melted Windshield
A California man recently swapped his 1999 Oldsmobile Bravada in good condition for a smashed-up 1995 Isuzu Trooper, believing the Trooper’s value doesn’t lie in its spare parts but in the damage itself. Roy Howard of Anderson, Calif., made the trade after the Isuzu was hit Feb. 26 by an unidentifiable piece of debris that
California Lawyer Targeting Insurers for Policy-Based Steering Tactics
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STRANGE BUT TRUE: Golf Ball Turned Sonic Boom Takes Windshield
“Sonic boom” and “golf ball” are rarely uttered in the same breath, but a Huntington Beach, Calif., man wants the city to pay up after his windshield was cracked thanks to what he says was a combination of the two. Last fall, the man said he was driving past Meadowlark Golf Course in Huntington Beach
Wagonwork’s Anderson, Progressive’s Andreoli Headline Iowa Collision Industry Day
On April 14, the Iowa Collision Repair Association (ICRA) is hosting a full day of collision industry education and awareness at the Clarion Hotel in Cedar Rapids. The event brings Mike Anderson’s “Best Estimating Practices” eight-hour seminar to Iowa for the first time, offering Anderson’s educational tools in a motivating atmosphere. Chris Andreoli, Progressive corporate
AkzoNobel to Provide Sikkens Autowave to Top Volume Chevrolet Dealership’s Shops
AkzoNobel announced that Classic Chevrolet of Grapevine, Texas, has selected the Sikkens Autowave waterborne paint system for all of its collision repair centers in the greater Dallas-Fort Worth metro area. “We compared their waterborne solution against three other suppliers for about 18 months,” said David Osburn, director of collision repair for the Classic group. “AkzoNobel
Insurer-Owned Shop Bill Introduced in Nevada
A bill introduced in the Nevada Assembly is designed to prevent insurance companies from acquiring or opening collision repair facilities and would place restrictions on pre-existing relationships between insurance companies and shops they own interest in, referred to as “tied shops.” A.B. 297 would make the relationship between an insurer and a tied shop like
Insurer-Owned Shop Bill Introduced in Nevada
A bill introduced in the Nevada Assembly is designed to prevent insurance companies from acquiring or opening collision repair facilities and would place restrictions on pre-existing relationships between insurance companies and shops they own interest in, referred to as “tied shops.” The bill, A.B. 297, would make the relationship between an insurer and tied shop
Shop Promotion Brings Stimulus Package to Local Level
An Illinois body shop is doing its part to bail out one of the Detroit Three, albeit on an extremely local level. Russ Hoernis, president of Hoernis Auto Body in Belleville, Ill., has offered to give a check for $100 to the first 40 people to buy a new car from local dealership Wagner Buick-Pontiac-GMC.