NSC Estimates Cellphones Involved in 27 Percent of All Crashes
The estimate includes crashes involving drivers who are texting or talking on handheld or hands-free cellphones.
Send Estimates Without a Contract
Crash-writeR’s collision estimating software can send estimates virtually anywhere without a contract.
Estimates: Waste of Time or Path to Profit?
The insurer is going to write what they want, so why bother writing your own sheet, right? But writing your own estimates increases profits due to decreased cycle time.
ASA Soliciting Estimates for Blend Within Panel Study
The Automotive Service Association (ASA) announced that it has embarked on an initiative to address “blend within a panel” or “zone refinish” with the goal of educating all stakeholders in the industry on this process, eliminating the arbitrary reduction of refinish times on damaged panels and getting collision repair shops more fairly compensated for the
ASA Soliciting Estimates for Blend Within Panel Study
Goal is to educate all stakeholders on blend within panel or “zone refinish” and get collision repairers more fairly compensated for properly refinishing damaged panels.
Is It Fair for Insurance Adjusters to Hand Out DRP Business Cards with Their Estimates?
Insurance adjusters in town are handing out DRP business cards along with their estimates to their customers. Is this a fair practice?
AMI Offers Free NACE Expo Pass to EstimateScrubber.com Users
VehicleOwnersGuide.com and the Automotive Management Institute have announced that users of EstimateScrubber.com can receive a free NACE Expo Pass ($25 value) and a $50 discount coupon toward any conference purchase. “We’re excited to partner with the Automotive Management Institute (AMI) to provide these valuable benefits to collision repairer users of EstimateScrubber.com," said Steven Siessman, president
Is It Illegal for Florida Insurers to ‘Cap’ the Paint & Materials Allowance on their Estimates?
Is it illegal for Florida insurers to “cap” the paint & materials allowance on their estimates?
California Bill Would Repeal Aftermarket Crash Part Disclosure on Estimates
Bill would remove disclosure statement on estimate and state that certified aftermarket crash parts would be “presumed sufficient to return the motor vehicle to its pre-loss condition.”
GM Fast Cash Rebate Processing Available on EstimateScrubber.com
VehicleOwnersGuide.com announced that collision repair users of its EstimateScrubber.com can now process GM Fast Cash Rebates. The Fast-Cash program offers Visa gift cards loaded with the rebate values of the parts. A $15 per-part rebate is offered on eligible fascias, headlamp assemblies, bumpers, hoods, energy absorbers, bumper reinforcement bars, radiator core supports and tail lamp