ASRW’s MSO Symposium Has Sold-Out Audience
The first Multi-Shop Operator (MSO) Symposium was held Thursday during Automotive Service & Repair Week (ASRW) to a sold-out crowd of 150. The day-long event that took place at the Orange County Convention Center featured educational sessions specific to MSOs, a lunch presentation and an evening networking reception. "The MSO Symposium was one of the
APU Solutions Releases AuditNetwork Real-Time Reporting
APU Solutions, a web-software developer for the auto-insurance, collision-repair and alternative-part industries, announced the release of AuditNetwork, a patented tool that allows claims adjusters and managers to monitor and correct part decisions in real time, before vehicles leave the repair bay. With AuditNetwork, APU clients like Safeco and six top-10 insurers see actionable, real-time vehicle
Oregon Shop First to Receive Western Region’s Audi Authorized Aluminum Collision Repair Facility Award
Precision Body and Paint announced it’s the first shop to receive the Western Region’s Audi Authorized Aluminum Collision Repair Facility Award in recognition of its ongoing five-year commitment to the aluminum collision repair program. In attendance at the presentation Dec. 17, 2010, was Stan Ford, Audi Western Region After-Sales manager; Scott Story, Audi regional manager;
New Jersey Body Shop Owner Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Insurance Cos. with Phony Parts Bills
New Jersey Attorney General Paula T. Dow and Criminal Justice Director Stephen J. Taylor announced that a Middlesex County, N.J., body shop owner pleaded guilty to defrauding numerous insurance companies out of nearly $52,000. Divyakant Patel, 46, of Iselin, pleaded guilty before Superior Court Judge Frederick P. DeVesa in Middlesex County to charges of third-degree
Auditing Insurer Estimates
Analyzing insurer-produced estimates versus my own has led me to a better understanding of what body shops should and shouldn’t do during the estimating process.
Blindsided: Blind Claim Audits
Blind dates are a whole lot more fun – at least you get to meet the other party,” says a California shop owner about blind claims audits. Not familiar with the term “blind claim audit”? How about “desk review”? A thorn by any other name still hurts just as badly – and, in this case,
Blind Claims Auditors: A Deal’s a Deal?
In one of my favorite films, Fargo, the general sales manager of a new car dealership is on the phone with the slime balls he conspired with to kidnap his own wife. Upon learning the circumstances had changed and the villains wanted more of the ransom, the sales manager/husband played by William Macy exclaims: "Hey,
Audi Auditions!
The 2000 Audi TT Coupe
Long-Time Business Starts New Chapter with Second Generation Owners
Heather Cullaton learned the benefit of giving back from their father, Fred Haberl, longtime CARSTAR franchise partner in Lakeland, FL. She works with the Boy Scouts, her church, NABC Recycled Rides and other community programs. On this particular day, she finds herself at a 4H show, buying a pig for a student to grow and
