Australia-based Plastfix Industries announced the appointment of Michael LoPrete as its Vice President of Operations North America. LoPrete will work from his U.S. base to support North American Operations and engage with the collision repair industry to promote the company’s specialty tools, materials and certified training programs. Plastfix manages 50,000 automotive plastic repairs per year […]
ASA Announces New Mobile App Benefit for Members
The Automotive Service Association (ASA) National is partnering with AppFueled to provide member-shops with the ability to build their own apps. Member-shops that worked with MobileSoft previously will be able to continue with AppFueled. “We believe the AppFueled platform will meet the needs of the independent automotive repair facility owner,” ASA National President Ray Fisher […]
DCR Systems Launches Licensing Model for Turnkey Collision Repair Operation
New York State automobile dealer first to license model for new collision repair facility. DCR Systems has announced that Keeler Motor Car Company, based in Latham, N.Y., is the first company to sign a licensing agreement that provides access to DCR Systems’ full turnkey operating model. It is expected to accelerate the re-launch and future […]
ABRA Adds Four Collision Repair Centers to its Network
Adds new centers in Georgia, Iowa, Minnesota and Montana. ABRA Auto Body Repair of America announced the addition of four new collision repair shops to its network. The new facilities include: ABRA Woodstock in Woodstock, Ga., ABRA Billings in Billings, Mont., ABRA Duluth in Duluth, Minn. and ABRA North Liberty in North Liberty, Iowa. The […]
Tractable Announces Partnership with The Hartford for AI Claims Processing
A day after announcing a partnership with Mitchell International to incorporate its Tractable artificial intelligence (AI) technology into Mitchell Intelligent Estimating, the company announced that The Hartford, the 20th largest provider of private passenger automobile insurance in the U.S., is using Tractable’s AI solution to analyze auto damage in the U.S. Tractable uses computer vision […]
Solera UK Chosen by Activate Accident Repair for Bodyshop Management
Solera today announced its partnership with UK accident management service provider, Activate Group Limited to streamline the management of thousands of repairs a year with PlanManager. PlanManager from Solera Audatex is an end-to-end body shop management solution. Activate Accident Repair has already successfully integrated PlanManager into three of its repair sites to date and will […]
USAA to Offer Small Business Insurance to Veteran Owned Businesses
USAA, the country’s fifth largest property-casualty insurer today announces their entry into the small business insurance market based on increasing demand from its members. While the USAA Insurance Agency has offered small business insurance for the last 30 years through unaffiliated insurance companies, USAA will now offer their own small business insurance product. “For small business owners, […]
January Retail Auto Sales Projected Above Last Year
J.D. Power and LMC Automotive forecast strong start in auto sales. New-vehicle retail sales for the month of January are expected to show growth from January 2020, according to a joint forecast from J.D. Power and LMC Automotive. Retail sales for new vehicles are projected to reach 890,800 units, a 6.1% increase compared with January […]
Mitchell Partners With Tractable to Expand Claims Automation Capabilities
Mitchell today announced the addition of Tractable’s artificial intelligence (AI) to the Mitchell Intelligent Open Platform (MIOP). This allows North American automotive insurers to use Mitchell’s claims automation solution—Mitchell Intelligent Estimating—with Tractable AI. With this plug-and-play approach, insurers have the flexibility to incorporate the AI technology that meets their unique workflow requirements. “We’re excited to […]
Allstate to Sell Life Insurance Business for $2.8 Billion to Focus on Personal Property Insurance and Protection Business Growth
The Allstate Corporation (NYSE: ALL) has agreed to sell Allstate Life Insurance Company (ALIC) to entities managed by Blackstone for $2.8 billion. ALIC holds approximately 80% (or $23 billion) of Allstate’s life and annuity reserves and generated net income of $467 million in 2019 and a net loss of $23 million in the first nine […]
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