I-CAR has announced that the MetLife Auto & Home Claim Office in Freeport, Ill., has been recognized as an I-CAR Gold Class Professionals business. The MetLife Auto & Home Claim Office in Freeport, Ill. is being recognized for the value it places in keeping pace with today’s ever-changing technologies and its leadership position as one of I-CAR’s active Gold Class Professionals businesses.

Howard Klahr, MetLife Auto & Home Field Unit Manager said, “We’re pleased to receive this designation from I-CAR. Being recognized as a Gold Class Professionals business is valuable to our customers, our business and the industry as a whole.”

The I-CAR Gold Class Professionals designation is among the highest recognitions for training available to businesses in the collision repair inter-industry. Businesses who have earned this designation not only achieve a high level of training for each employee, but also maintain ongoing annual training to provide their customers with efficient, safe, and high-quality services.

Joyce Kasmer, I-CAR director of business development, said, “Through its designation as an I-CAR Gold Class Professionals business, the MetLife Auto & Home Claim Office in Freeport, Ill., has demonstrated its dedication to ensuring that their customers are receiving the best services possible. This office has shown its commitment to keeping pace with current automotive trends and to understanding the implications of today’s technology in safe collision repair.”