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Plymouth Rock Names New Claims and Data Chiefs

July 14, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

Plymouth Rock Assurance appointed three executives to senior roles, including a new chief claims officer for its Independent Agency Group, the Boston-based insurer announced July 13. Cornelius Young was named vice president and chief claims officer of the Independent Agency Group. Gavin McPhail was named vice president and chief data officer, and Lindsay Mustard was […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: People, Plymouth Rock Assurance

Nebraska Shop Owner Named 2026 Auto Value and Bumper to Bumper Technician of the Year

July 14, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

Auto Value and Bumper to Bumper have named Matt Wagg of Bennington, Nebraska, the 2026 Technician of the Year Champion, capping a finalist competition held in Detroit in July. Wagg was one of 13 finalists drawn from the United States and Canada. The competition, sponsored by DRiV and Garage Gurus, paired a customized Automotive Service […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Aftermarket Auto Parts Alliance, Awards, Nebraska, People, Workforce Development

California Proposes Airbag Safety Rule

July 13, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

Bureau of Automotive Repair proposal would restrict parts sourcing and require return to OEM operating conditions. The California Bureau of Automotive Repair (BAR) has proposed expanding its airbag safety regulation to bar the state’s roughly 35,000 licensed automotive repair dealers from handling previously deployed, faulty or counterfeit airbags and to require that replacement airbag parts […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Airbag, Bureau of Automotive Repair, California, Counterfeit Airbags, NHTSA, Regulations

AkzoNobel Rebuffs Nippon Paint Offers for Decorative Paints Business Ahead of Axalta Merger Votes

July 13, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

Akzo Nobel N.V. (AMS: AKZA; OTCMKTS: AKZOY) confirmed July 13 it has received multiple conditional and non-binding proposals from Nippon Paint Holdings Co. to acquire its Decorative Paints business at an indicative enterprise valuation of €7.5 billion ($8.55 billion), saying its merger agreement with Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. bars the company from engaging with the […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, AkzoNobel, Axalta Coating Systems, Nippon Paint, Refinish

Collision Partners Acquires K&M Collision

July 13, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

Names Michael Bradshaw operations chief. Collision Partners has acquired K&M Collision of Hickory, N.C., and named the company’s vice president, Michael Bradshaw, executive vice president of collision operations and a member of its board of directors. The Raleigh, N.C.-based platform said the Bradshaw family will become significant shareholders in Collision Partners as part of an […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, Collision Partners, North Carolina, People, Society of Collision Repair Specialists

U.S. Property/Casualty Industry Posts $84 Billion in Underwriting Gains Across Two Years

July 13, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

Private passenger auto held a combined ratio well below 100 for a second straight year, while commercial auto liability absorbed another $2.0 billion in reserve deficiencies. The U.S. property/casualty insurance industry generated $84 billion in underwriting gains across the past two full calendar years, its strongest showing in a decade and a reversal of the […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: A.M. Best, Auto Insurance, Combined Ratio, Commercial Auto Insurance, Earnings, Property Casualty Insurance

New Light-Vehicle Sales Post Second Straight Year-Over-Year Gain in June

July 10, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

The June sales pace extended the recovery that began in May, though the first-half total stayed below a 2025 stretch inflated by pre-tariff buying. New light-vehicle sales reached a seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR) of 16.52 million units in June 2026, up 4.4% from June 2025, according to the latest National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: National Automobile Dealers Association, New Vehicle Sales, USMCA

Mile Auto Acquires The Insurance House, Expanding Southeast MGA Operations

July 10, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

Mile Auto Inc., the Atlanta-based managing general agent (MGA) that provides pay-per-mile Porsche Auto Insurance, has acquired fellow Atlanta MGA The Insurance House Inc. in a transaction effective July 1 that combines the two firms into an operation with nearly $100 million in annual premium. The combined business serves more than 55,000 policyholders and works […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, Auto Insurance, Insurance House, Mile Auto, Usage-Based Insurance

CCC Intelligent Solutions Reportedly Exploring Sale

July 10, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

CCC Intelligent Solutions (NASDAQ: CCC) is reportedly exploring a sale of the business and has hired Morgan Stanley to advise on the process. According to a report July 9 by Reuters, the company has reached out to prospective buyers, including private equity firms. CCC has explored strategic options before. In 2023, CollisionWeek reported on a […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, Advent International, CCC, Private Equity

McCarthy Family Named UAF Lifetime Trustee, Establishes Memorial Scholarship

July 10, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

The family of MEMA president and CEO Paul McCarthy will fund a scholarship honoring two grandfathers who spent their careers in automotive repair. The McCarthy family has become a Lifetime Trustee of the University of the Aftermarket Foundation and established a scholarship in memory of two grandfathers who built their careers in automotive repair. Paul […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Donations, Scholarships, University of the Aftermarket Foundation

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