State Farm’s George Avery Named 2013-14 CIC Chairman
Claims consultant will serve two-year term, moderating and facilitating all Collision Industry Conferences in 2013 and 2014.
ASA-Michigan Members, Vendors Discuss State Farm Pilot
Main concerns continue to be how parts application will affect profitability, unknown impact on relationships between shops and suppliers, and overall climate between repairers and insurers.
New Zealand News Source Reports New Details on PartsTrader-State Farm Deal
Report calls PartsTrader’s U.S. contract its “first big overseas break.”
ASA Collision Volunteer Leaders Discuss State Farm Pilot with Affiliated Associations
Association’s affiliated groups in Tucson, Ariz., and Grand Rapids, Mich., comment on direct impact pilot has had on members in conference call.
ASA Calls on State Farm to Prove Benefit of Pilot Program from Repairer Perspective
Association states that if State Farm is unable to demonstrate benefits of parts program to repairers, the program should not move forward.
State Farm PartsTrader: Is There a Snake in the Grass?
What I see at the moment is the single benefit of helping State Farm save dollars on parts expenditures. Should this be done at the expense of an industry that’s stretched thin as it is?
New Jersey Body Shop Owner Queries State Farm CEO Again on Paint & Materials
Unsatisfied with State Farm’s response to his initial letter, Don Harvey of International Collision Service takes aim again at their $28 per hour paint & materials rate.
ASA Reports Info Uncovered in Study of State Farm’s Parts Program
Association finds majority of repairers (the majority of whom are non-Select Service shops) are against program, but acknowledges some Select Service shops’ actions show lack of support too.
Mississippi Body Shop Owner Pleads with State Farm to Reconsider Parts Procurement Program
In letter addressed to State Farm Claims Consultant George Avery, John Mosley asks Avery to see negative potential consequences of PartsTrader program.
Mississippi Repairers Meet to Discuss State Farm Parts Procurement Program
More than 100 collision industry professionals gather to hear about repairers’ experience so far with PartsTrader.
