The Automotive Service Association (ASA) held its 2018 Annual Meeting at the Walt Disney World Swan & Dolphin Hotel and Resort in Orlando, Fla., May 2-4. The three-day event opened Wednesday, May 2, with various executive meetings by the ASA Board of Directors and ASA Affiliate Executive Directors. On Thursday, ASA held an open board […]
Copart Clears Over 1 Million Scrap Tires from Property Acquired in Texas
Tires on San Antonio property acquired in January posed fire and Zika risks Copart, Inc. (NASDAQ:CPRT) announced the completion of the successful clearance of all scrap tires at the former Safe Tire Disposal Corp. facility at 11150 Applewhite Road in San Antonio, Texas. Copart acquired the San Antonio property in January, promising to fund and […]
Jack Gillis Named Executive Director of the Consumer Federation of America
Gillis, CFA’s long-time director of public affairs, succeeds Steve Brobeck who retired after 38 years with organization. In June, Stephen Brobeck will retire as Executive Director of the Consumer Federation of America after 38 years of service. Having served on the CFA Board from 1976 to 1979, he was appointed Executive Director in the spring […]
Property/Casualty Insurance Industry Net Income Declines 15.8 Percent in 2017
Hurricanes and wildfires drive underwriting losses. Net income showed improvement in fourth quarter Private U.S. property/casualty insurers saw investment gains push the industry’s surplus to a new all-time-high value of $752.5 billion in 2017, a $51.7 billion increase from 2016, and catastrophe losses suppressed the industry’s net income after taxes to $36.1 billion in 2017, […]
NABC Recycled Rides Changes Lives for Veterans During Military Appreciation Month
Four years ago this May, which is designated as National Military Appreciation Month, U.S. Air Force veteran Diana Cuesta received a gift that she recalls, “forever and literally changed my life.” At the time, Cuesta says her world was limited to 1-2 square miles. That’s about the furthest she could safely drive her 1995 Honda […]
AutoClaims Direct Announces New Photo Estimating Mobile App
AutoClaims Direct (ACD) announced the launch of Self(ie), an all-new, fully-enhanced version of the company’s photo estimating solution to speed up the processing and resolution of claims. The new release was built from the ground up with a modern and intuitive user interface that requires no downloads and can be white labeled for insurers. When […]
Fix Auto and Novus Auto Glass Announces Plans to Enter Irish Collision Repair and Glass Market
Fix Auto World announced its plans to develop a comprehensive aftermarket services solution in Ireland across its two franchise network brands, Fix Auto and NOVUS Glass. Operations for both brands are led by Jonathan Penny, in partnership with Denis Dineen, both seasoned industry professionals with more than 60 years’ combined experience in the collision repair […]
Honda Receives Advanced High-Strength Steel Innovation Award
The Steel Market Development Institute (SMDI), a business unit of the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI), awarded the “Automotive Excellence Award” to Honda Motor Company for their advanced high-strength steel (AHSS) innovations in the 2018 Honda Odyssey. The award was presented today by David Anderson, senior director, automotive market, SMDI at the 17th annual […]
Rhode Island Senate Unanimously Approves Legislation to Expand Non-OEM Collision Repair Parts Restrictions, OEM Procedures
Bill expands the time frame for consumers to require OEM parts to 48 months. The Rhode Island Senate approved Senate Bill 2679 (SB 2679) yesterday by a vote of 35-0 with two members not voting. SB 2679 expands the state’s existing requirement that insurers pay for OEM parts on claims for 30 months after a […]
Chief University Training Courses Offer I-CAR Credits
Chief announced that more than 1,000 technicians, estimators and appraisers participated in it 2017 Chief University courses. Chief University makes it easy for technicians who participate in specific courses to secure I-CAR credits at no additional cost. The partnership between Chief and I-CAR, which started in 2017, helps shops reinvest funds that would otherwise go […]
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