The United Kingdom Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has opened an inquiry in the acquisition of Andrew Page Limited, a distributor of automotive parts in the UK, by the LKQ Corporation (NASDAQ:LKQ) subsidiary Euro Car Parts. On Wednesday, the CMA served an initial enforcement order under section 72(2) of the Enterprise Act 2002 on ECP […]
Nevada Attorney General Seeks Preliminary Injunction in Lawsuit Challenging DOL Overtime Rule
Motion seeks to delay December 1st implementation of the U.S. Department of Labor’s controversial expansion of overtime eligibility. On Tuesday, Nevada Attorney General Adam Paul Laxalt filed a Motion for a Preliminary Injunction and Request for Expedited Consideration on behalf of a coalition of 21 states in Nevada’s federal lawsuit challenging the United States Department […]
Elephant Auto Insurance Appraisers Achieve I-CAR Gold Designation
Elephant Auto Insurance today announced that they have achieved the Gold designation from Inter-Industry Conference on Auto Collision Repair (I-CAR) for its claim organization. “As cars become increasingly complex, it is critical that Elephant’s appraisers are trained in the latest procedures and techniques,” said Aldo Bonacasta, Director of Auto Physical Damage at Elephant. “Elephant’s investment […]
CARSTAR Performance Group Meeting Hosts 132 Stores
CARSTAR Auto Body Repair Experts’ proprietary EDGE program continues to grow its advanced training and education program for collision repair shop owners and managers. At the latest CARSTAR EDGE Performance Group meeting, held last week in St. Louis, Mo., CARSTAR had 132 stores participating, its largest event to date. The program, now in its third […]
American Family Details 2015 Animal Crash Statistics
According to American Family, the auto insurance company’s customers in its 19 operating states submitted 30,023 claims for animal-vehicle crashes during 2015. The cost of the claims totaled $95,165,788, with the average claim costing $3,279. Wisconsin ($28,986,443), Missouri ($16,880,599) and Minnesota ($14,978,087) reported the highest numbers The chart below details the top 12 states among […]
Fix Auto Adds Collision Repair Center in Montreal
On October 6th, Carlos Salsa, Fix Auto owner-operator, celebrated the formal grand opening of his new collision repair center, Fix Auto Centre-Ville, during a cocktail event. The facility is located at 1840 Le Ber in Montreal. At the event Montreal personalities, such as Marguerite-Bourgeoys deputy Robert Poëti, actor Paul Doucet and President of the 2016-2017 […]
Collision Claims, Frequency and Losses Grew in the Second Quarter
Major auto physical damage indicators influencing the collision repair industry continued to increase across the board but at rates below the first quarter. Losses on collision claims up 9.6 percent for year ending in the second quarter. According to the latest available Fast Track Monitoring system data from the Independent Statistical Service Inc. (ISS), private […]
Mitchell Announces Partnership to Bring Artificial Intelligence to Claims Processing
Partners with UK-based Tractable to create automated claim processing solutions Mitchell International announced an exclusive partnership in North America with Tractable, a UK-based technology firm specializing in the development of artificial intelligence solutions capable of automating manual tasks. Mitchell will integrate Tractable’s solutions within its WorkCenter Automobile Physical Damage platform, enabling customers to make better […]
Texas State Technical College in Waco Auto Collision Program Celebrates New Equipment
The Auto Collision and Management Technology program at the Texas State Technical College in Waco celebrated Friday its selection as the Collision Repair Education Foundation’s 2015 Ultimate Collision Education Makeover school. The program received a $50,000 Dallas Makeover Grant, which is part of the initiative and awarded by the Collision Repair Education Foundation. “We saw […]
Safelite Opens Innovation Hub
The Safelite Group, which operates Safelite AutoGlass and Safelite Solutions announced it has opened a new innovation hub called Safelite Works. The lab consists of 6 to 8 technologists reporting to Vice President of Digital and Customer Innovation Bruce Millard tasked with developing innovative customer-facing solutions for both auto glass needs and insurance claims processing […]