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Collision Claims, Frequency and Losses Grew in the Second Quarter

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Major auto physical damage indicators influencing the collision repair industry continued to increase across the board but at rates below the first quarter. Losses on collision claims up 9.6 percent for year ending in the second quarter. According to the latest available Fast Track Monitoring system data from the Independent Statistical Service Inc. (ISS), private […]

Mitchell Announces Partnership to Bring Artificial Intelligence to Claims Processing

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Partners with UK-based Tractable to create automated claim processing solutions Mitchell International announced an exclusive partnership in North America with Tractable, a UK-based technology firm specializing in the development of artificial intelligence solutions capable of automating manual tasks. Mitchell will integrate Tractable’s solutions within its WorkCenter Automobile Physical Damage platform, enabling customers to make better […]

Texas State Technical College in Waco Auto Collision Program Celebrates New Equipment

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The Auto Collision and Management Technology program at the Texas State Technical College in Waco celebrated Friday its selection as the Collision Repair Education Foundation’s 2015 Ultimate Collision Education Makeover school. The program received a $50,000 Dallas Makeover Grant, which is part of the initiative and awarded by the Collision Repair Education Foundation. “We saw […]

Safelite Opens Innovation Hub

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The Safelite Group, which operates Safelite AutoGlass and Safelite Solutions announced it has opened a new innovation hub called Safelite Works. The lab consists of 6 to 8 technologists reporting to Vice President of Digital and Customer Innovation Bruce Millard tasked with developing innovative customer-facing solutions for both auto glass needs and insurance claims processing […]

ATMC Announces 2016 National Training Award Winners

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The Automotive Training Managers Council (ATMC) has announced the winners of its 2016 ATMC National Excellence in Training Awards, naming the submission by KPA as the Grand Award winner with awards also going to the National Alternative Fuels Training Consortium and NAPA Auto Parts. KPA is being honored for its training program titled “Advertising Best […]

eDriving and FICO Announce Partnership to Develop New Driver Safety Score

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eDriving to combine FICO Safe Driving Score with launch of new Mentor telematics “closed loop” driver training and risk reduction program eDriving, the provider of online driver training and global driver risk management solutions, announced it has partnered with analytics software firm FICO to launch new scoring algorithms to capture driving behavior and develop a […]

ABRA Appoints Ann Fandozzi as Chief Executive Officer

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Duane Rouse named Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors. ABRA Auto Body & Glass yesterday announced that Ann Fandozzi has been appointed Chief Executive Officer and that Duane Rouse has assumed the role of Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors. Both appointments are effective immediately. ABRA first announced its succession plan and chief […]

CARSTAR Adds Collision Repair Center to Network in Ontario

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CARSTAR Canada announced the opening of CARSTAR Midland located at 824 King Street in Midland, Ontario, Canada. Owned and operated by Steve Jacklin, CARSTAR Midland can be found within the Tom Smith Chevrolet Buick GMC dealership. Jacklin has extensive experience in the automotive industry, dating back to the late 80’s. In 2012, he purchased the […]

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