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CSN Adds Two Collision Repair Centers to Network in Ontario

September 12, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

CSN Collision Centres announced the addition of CSN Formula and CSN Morningside, located in Scarborough Ontario, Canada. Owned and operated by the Drive Autogroup, the new locations are situated between Markham and Scarborough. Drive Autogroup serves customers throughout the greater Toronto area through a developed network of nine dealerships across the OEM spectrum. With Honda, […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Canada, CSN Collision Centres, Network Affiliations, Ontario

Axalta Sells Its 60,000th Spectrophotometer

September 12, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

Axalta spectrophotometer

Axalta Coating Systems (NYSE:AXTA) today announced that it has sold its 60,000th spectrophotometer, with 10,000 sold in the past 15 months. The company attributes the rapid increase in recent sales mainly to a strong global digitization trend. These increasingly popular handheld digital tools are an accurate and fast way of color matching that boost the […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Axalta Coating Systems

AAA Reports Annual Cost of Vehicle Ownership Rises to $9,282 on Higher Financing Costs

September 12, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

2019 AAA Cost of Vehicle Ownership by Vehicle Type

It’s going to cost more for those looking to buy a new car this year. Finance costs on new car purchases have jumped 24% in 2019, according to new AAA research, pushing the average annual cost of vehicle ownership to $9,282, or $773.50 a month. That’s the highest cost associated with new vehicle ownership since […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: AAA, Vehicle Ownership Cost

Collision and Comprehensive Net Written Premiums in 2018 Grew at Highest Level in Nearly 20 Years

September 11, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

In 2018, combined collision and comprehensive premiums written in the U.S. grew at levels not seen in decades. According to data published by the Insurance Information Institute, private passenger automobile insurance collision and comprehensive coverage premiums in 2018 were up at the highest level since 1999. Net Written Premiums in 2018 for private passenger collision […]

Filed Under: Research Tagged With: Auto Insurance, Net Written Premiums

Root Insurance Raises $350 Million in Latest Funding Round

September 11, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

Root Insurance announced it raised $350 million in Series E funding. Root has now raised a total of $523 million in funding, with an additional $100 million in debt financing. This latest round, led by DST Global and Coatue, raises Root’s valuation to $3.65 billion and provides additional capital to accelerate growth in existing markets […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Private Equity, Root Insurance

Tractable Announces AI Photo Appraisal Partnerships

September 11, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

Tractable announced a series of industry partnerships to bring artificial intelligence (AI) photo appraisal to the North America auto collision repair and claim ecosystem, following requests from North American insurers. Key partners include Thatcham Research, LKQ Corporation, and the Automotive Body Parts Association, among others.  The new collaborations combine Tractable’s AI algorithms with industry data […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Agreements Signed, Artificial Intelligence, Photo Appraisal, Tractable

IBIS 20th Anniversary Global Summit June 8-10 in Monaco

September 11, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

IBIS 2020 Banner

Monaco is the location for the IBIS Global Summit 2020 taking place from June 8-10 at the Le Méridien Plaza hotel. The event marks the 20th anniversary of the IBIS Global Summit series. The theme for next year’s event is Tomorrow’s world, today or Le monde de demain, aujourd’hui. The collision industry’s world influencers, decision […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: IBIS Global Summit

California Insurance Commissioner Now Under Fire Over Use of Public Funds for Housing

September 11, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

CWD Lara Letter

California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara who apologized last week for taking reelection campaign donations from insurance industry executives and their families is under the spotlight again. Following a report in Politico that Insurance Commissioner Lara billed the state for his Sacramento apartment,  a consumer group has called on California officials to investigate to determine the […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: California, Fraud, Insurance Commissioner

Tony Aquila Sues Solera Alleging Breach of Separation Deal

September 10, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

Tony Aquila Sues Solera Alleging Breach of Separation Deal

The founder and former CEO of Solera filed a lawsuit in Delaware State Court alleging company manufactured breach of contract to avoid awarding over $100 million in stock options. Tony Aquila, the founder and former CEO of Solera who left the company earlier this year, filed a lawsuit on September 4, in Delaware state court […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: Lawsuits, Solera Holdings, Tony Aquila, Vista Equity Partners

AASP Massachusetts Urge Members Support 1963 Consent Decree

September 10, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of Massachusetts (AASP/MA) is urging its membership and collision repair industry members throughout the country to oppose the Department of Justice’s proposed termination of US v. Association of Casualty and Surety Companies, et al, commonly referred to in the collision repair industry as the 1963 Consent Decree. The association […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: 1963 Consent Decree, AASP/MA, U.S. DOJ

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