Allstate Launches New Hail Damage Estimating Tool in Colorado
Giant hail inspection center on wheels is filled with high-tech cameras that scan the vehicle, identify hail damage, and use software to calculate the dent count and severity of hail damage with increased speed and accuracy.
New Estimating Model Created to Control Hail Damage Costs
Risk Point LLC says new model will eliminate what it says has long been a problem in the industry: damage payouts that far exceed the actual cost of repair.
Axalta Opens Third Cromax Color Center in Thailand
Facility includes a Color Technology Center, a full range of Cromax product lines and a mixing machine for Cromax.
State Farm Issues Clarification on Hail Storm Communication
Insurer says message to Select Service shops was a reminder that direct order functionality of PartsTrader is an option when alternative parts are not available.
PDR-Software Launches Hail Management Software
PDR-Software has announced the launch of its new product, PDR-Hail Manager. The new product is designed specifically for hail management companies who assign work to paintless dent repair technicians. “This new product seeks to take advantage of Internet-based technology by offering hail management companies an easy and efficient way to connect with PDR techs
Hail360
The Refinish Distributors Alliance (RDA) has endorsed Hail360° Catastrophe Services as the newest marketing partner in its IMPACT Elite Member program. Hail360° will address seasonal, large-scale automobile hail damage repair services for its IMPACT Elite Member shops. As storm severity and frequency continues to increase, shops across the nation are confronted with overwhelming hail
Mississippi AG Instructs Insurers to Pay Properly for Hail Damage
Letter comes after collision repairers complain that insurers are not paying for necessary procedures to repair vehicles to pre-accident condition after recent hail storm.
Hail Horror
Do you truly have an insurance “partner?” After working through the worst hailstorm ever, we discovered that one insurer didn’t live up to that label.
Longtime Member Sam Mikhail joins AASP/NJ Hall of Fame at Annual Meeting
As he had for the previous 30 years, Sam Mikhail of Prestige Auto Body attended the Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of New Jersey (AASP/NJ)’s annual membership meeting. What Mikhail didn’t expect was to become the 28th member of AASP/NJ’s Hall of Fame.
I-CAR Announces New Hail, Theft, Vandalism Damage Analysis Course
Industry professionals interested in understanding damage analysis repair considerations for weather and vandalism-related damage will soon have a new training opportunity from I-CAR. On Feb. 28, I-CAR says it will introduce its Hail, Theft, Vandalism Damage Analysis (DAM09) course to the inter-industry. Hail, Theft, Vandalism Damage Analysis is an instructor-led course that will cover damage