Nearing the one-year anniversary of his passing, AkzoNobel has chosen to memorialize legendary and respected industry leader Dave Smith by creating the Dave Smith Achievement Award. The inaugural award was presented this week to Catherine Mathewson, an aspiring collision repair professional, at the 2019 Skills Canada National Competition, held May 28-29, 2019, in Halifax, Nova […]
Services Announced for John Norris
Services have been announced for John Norris, the longtime Canadian collision repair association executive who passed away May 28 at the age of 66. The family will receive friends on Thursday June 6, 2019 at Cresmount Funeral Home, 322 Fennell Avenue East, Hamilton, ON from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. A private family funeral and […]
State Farm and USAA Testing Blockchain Solution for Subrogation
During the 2019 Dig In Conference, State Farm and USAA announced a joint subrogation solution, and are now using real claims data to test how blockchain technology can improve the speed of the auto claims subrogation process. Subrogation is typically the last phase of an insurance claims process, when one insurance company recovers claim costs […]
FTC Holds Forum on Small Business Financing
The Automotive Service Association (ASA) reported that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) held a forum that found due to time restrictions, small businesses may not always choose the best financing tools for their needs. Instead, small businesses are focused more on ensuring that their business is operating efficiently, rather than spending time to learn the […]
Turkey’s Anadolu Insurance Using IBM Watson AI to Process Auto Claim Photos
IBM (NYSE:IBM) and Anadolu Insurance announced that they are working together using artificial intelligence (AI) to accelerate the damage assessment process. IBM Watson Visual Recognition Service, accessible on the IBM Cloud, will help Anadolu Insurance to quickly review and analyze photos that show vehicle damage. In fact, Anadolu Insurance can now upload and assess the […]
Louisiana Legislation Seeks to Increase Fines for Insurance Company Collision Repair and Auto Glass Steering
Legislation passed by the House of Representatives would expand the state’s anti-steering law and double fines for an initial offense and a 10 times increase for third and subsequent offenses. Louisiana House of Representative legislation currently before the Louisiana Senate would expand the state’s existing insurance company steering prohibitions for collision repair and auto glass […]
Maaco Opens New Location in New Mexico
Maaco Collision Repair and Auto Painting announced that franchise owner Jeff Schultz has opened a new center at 2101 1st Street NW, in Albuquerque, N.M. This is the second Maaco center to open in Albuquerque this year, the first one at 6147 Zuni Road SE opened in January and is also owned by Schultz. Schultz, […]
John Norris, Long Time Collision Repair Industry Association Executive in Canada, Passes Away
John Norris, chairman of the Canadian Automotive Service Information Standard (CASIS), board member of the National Automotive Trade Association (NATA), and executive director of the Hamilton District Autobody Repair Association (HARA) and Collision Industry Information Assistance since 1988 passed away suddenly yesterday. Norris had been attending the Automotive Technology Summit at the Skills Canada competition […]
I-CAR Announces 23 Sustaining Partners
One year after the I-CAR Sustaining Partner program’s launch in early 2018, I-CAR announced that the number of partners has grown to 23. One of the program’s key goals is to generate additional funding that helps I-CAR deliver quality training to collision repairers and educational institutions. Sustaining Partners also support I-CAR’s mission of ensuring that […]
Chris Fanning Named Chief Executive Officer at KPA
KPA, the provider of Environmental Health & Safety (EHS), HR Management and Finance & Insurance compliance software and services, announced the appointment of Chris Fanning as President and Chief Executive Officer of the company. Fanning succeeds Vane Clayton, who has served as CEO since 2006. Clayton will continue to serve on the KPA board of […]
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