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Mississippi Glass Shop to Pay Over $90,000 in Back Wages Following Wage Hour Investigation

December 14, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

Paul’s Discount Glass Inc. failed to pay proper overtime rate. The operator of two Mississippi auto glass and repair shops has come into compliance after a U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division investigation recovered $90,068 in back wages for 33 workers and determined the employer failed to pay them overtime as the law […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Lawsuits, Mississippi, Overtime, U.S. DOL, Wages

Root Auto Insurance Enters Kansas

December 14, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

Root, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROOT) announced that Root Insurance has launched in Kansas, the 32nd state where Root auto insurance is now available. The more than 2 million registered drivers in Kansas now have access to fair insurance rates through the Root app. In June, Root entered the Wisconsin market. “Root’s accessible and fair rates are the […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Kansas, Openings, Root Insurance

LexisNexis Risk Solutions Partners with Shift Technology on Claim Processing Technology

December 14, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

LexisNexis Risk Solutions and Shift Technology announced today the two companies have entered a strategic alliance that will enable insurance carriers to seamlessly incorporate LexisNexis Claims Clarity data and analytics into Shift’s insurance decisioning artificial intelligence (AI) models, allowing carriers to better predict fraud and risk at the first notice of loss. To achieve greater […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Agreements Signed, Artificial Intelligence, Claims Technology, LexisNexis Risk Solutions, Shift Technology

Dale Ross Named Recycled Rides Program Manager at National Auto Body Council

December 14, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

The National Auto Body Council (NABC) announced that Dale Ross has joined the organization as the program manager for the NABC Recycled Rides initiative. Ross will lead the popular NABC program that has gifted more than 2,750 vehicles to families in need since it was launched in 2007. Ross is a veteran of the collision […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: 3M, Collision Repair Education Foundation, National Auto Body Council, People, Recycled Rides

Crash Champions Acquiring 12 Collision Repair Centers by Year End

December 13, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

Announces completion of three acquisitions in Montana, Colorado, and Washington State with New Mexico transaction imminent. Crash Champions, LLC announced today a trio acquisitions across Montana and Colorado while solidifying its growing footprint in the Pacific Northwest with another acquisition in the Spokane metro-area. These transactions were followed by an announcement that Crash has entered […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, Colorado, Crash Champions, Montana, New Mexico, Washington State

GEICO and Partners deliver 30 Recycled Rides on Giving Tuesday

December 13, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

On November 30, Giving Tuesday, GEICO, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Pep Boys, and 18 collision repair centers across the country partnered to deliver 30 vehicles to individuals and charity organizations needing reliable transportation through the National Auto Body Council’s Recycled Rides program. GEICO donated the vehicles and local collision centers and their associates donated time and materials […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: GEICO, National Auto Body Council, Recycled Rides

Jaime Jaramillo Named Chief Information Officer at Service King

December 13, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

Service King announced the addition of Jaime Jaramillo as its new chief information officer (CIO). Jaramillo joined Service King in June with nearly 20 years of experience as CIO for leading consumer products companies. Over his career, Jaramillo has worked for PepsiCo, Frito Lay, Borden Dairy, Belcorp and Varsity Brands, holding international and U.S. positions […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: People, Service King Collision Repair Centers

Sfara Releases Mobile-Based, Ultra Low-Speed Crash Detection to Support OEM and Insurer FNOL Repair Experience

December 13, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

After several years of intensive testing in labs, in the field, and through commercial deployment by a major OEM, Sfara is releasing to the general market its ultra low-speed crash detection technology for smartphones. This is important news to industries associated with First Notice of Loss (FNOL), where having near immediate notice of a collision […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Claims Technology, FNOL, Sfara

Classic Collision Acquires Collision Repair Center in Cocoa, Florida

December 10, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

Classic Collision, LLC, announced the acquisition of Therber Collision Center in Cocoa, Fla. Therber Collision has served the Cocoa community well since 2006. Mike Therber and his team have specialized in providing a wide range of auto body products and services. “Fran and I are excited in this new chapter and would like to thank […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, Classic Collision, Florida

U.S. Auto Body Repair Prices Up Over 8% in November Compared to 2020

December 10, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

Auto Body Prices insurance, and CPI

The increase in auto body repair prices continues above the rate of inflation. Marks largest year-on-year increase since 1982. The most recent government figures on inflation through November 2021 show the rate of growth of auto body repair prices is above the rate of general inflation for the fifth month in a row. The result […]

Filed Under: Research Tagged With: Auto Body Repair Prices, consumer price index, Inflation, Labor Rates

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