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Allstate Announces Auto Rate Increases of Over 11% in 12 Markets

July 21, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

National General brand auto rates also increasing. Announces $1 billion in catastrophe losses for June. The Allstate Corporation (NYSE: ALL) yesterday announced that during the month of June, the Allstate brand implemented auto rate increases of 11.6% across 12 locations, resulting in total brand premium impact of 2.6%. In addition, Allstate reported National General brand […]

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LKQ Europe Acquires Commercial Parts Distributor in UK and Ireland

July 21, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

Marks entry into European aftermarket truck parts business. LKQ Europe has entered the truck parts business with the acquisition of Digraph, the UK’s leading independent aftermarket commercial parts distributor specializing in heavy goods vehicle (HGV), coach and bus parts. Following the transaction, Digraph will be integrated into the LKQ UK and Ireland group, alongside LKQ […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, Europe, Heavy Duty Trucks, Ireland, LKQ Corporation, People, United Kingdom

BendPak Industrial Complex Under Development in Alabama

July 21, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

BendPak, Inc. the global garage equipment manufacturer is developing a light industrial space on 33 acres in Mobile County, Ala. The BendPak Industrial Complex will be located a couple miles from BendPak’s recently expanded East Coast campus. “Our business growth through diversification model is opening new doors and business opportunities,” says Jeff Kritzer, BendPak president […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Alabama, BendPak, Openings

Car ADAS Solutions Opens Training and Certification Center in Atlanta

July 21, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

Car ADAS Solutions announced the opening of its second calibration training and certification center in Atlanta, Ga. The company’s original training center is located at the company’s corporate office in Salt Lake City, Utah. “As Car ADAS Solutions continues our rapid growth opening new ADAS diagnostic and calibration businesses across the country, we felt it […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Car ADAS Solutions, Georgia, Openings, Training Center

David Simms Elected Secretary of CAWA Board of Directors

July 21, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

At the CAWA June Leadership & Educational Forum, David Simms, a NAPA multi store owner, was elected the 2024 Secretary to the Board of Directors. Other officers for the 2024 year include: Chair Tom Ogaz of the Parts Authority, Vice-Chair Wayne Schaack of the Pronto Network, Treasurer Dan Hanson, Jr. of Hanson Distributing Company and […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: CAWA, People

Auto Insurance Study Says Underwriting Losses Doubled Last Year

July 20, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

Insurance association says increased auto insurance claim costs will stretch into 2023 and beyond. A new study Auto Insurance: The Uncertain Road Ahead released by the American Property Casualty Insurance Association (APCIA), examines how insurance claims inflation has continued to rise faster than the underlying consumer price index (CPI), far outpacing increases in auto insurance […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: American Property Casualty Insurance Association, Auto Body Repair Prices, Auto Insurance, Claims Severity, consumer price index

Nebraska School to Offer Collision Engineering Program

July 20, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

Omaha’s Metropolitan Community College is the seventh school offering collision repair training program. Enterprise Holdings, through the Enterprise Holdings Foundation, announced Metropolitan Community College (MCC) in Omaha, Neb., will offer the Collision Engineering Program (CEP) curriculum as part of its existing Auto Collision Technology program. CEP, now active at seven schools across the U.S., is […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Apprentice Program, Career and Technical Education, Collision Engineering Program, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Metropolitan Community College, Nebraska, Openings

New Jersey Repair Shop Owner Sentenced to Prison for Filing a False Corporate Tax Return

July 20, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

A New Jersey man was sentenced July 19 to one year and one day in prison for filing a false corporate income tax return with the IRS. According to court documents and statements made in court, Gabriel Ferrari of Edison, N.J., owned and operated Buses and Trucks, Inc., in Linden, N.J. In 2011, Ferrari used […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: IRS, Lawsuits, New Jersey, Tax

Doug Kelly Named President of Burke Porter Group’s New ADAS Division

July 20, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Burke Porter Group (BPG), a supplier of OEM end-of-line testing solutions, announced the appointment of industry veteran Doug Kelly as president of its newly created aftermarket business unit, expanding market opportunities for its advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) calibration business. Kelly will report to CEO Jeffrey Moss. Kelly previously served as CEO of Repairify, […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Advanced Driver Assistance Systems, Burke Porter Group, People, Repairify

Carl Anderson Appointed Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Axalta

July 20, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. (NYSE:AXTA) announced that Carl Anderson has been appointed Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective August 14. Anderson will succeed Sean Lannon, who will be leaving the Company to pursue other opportunities. Anderson is a seasoned financial executive with decades of corporate strategy and financial leadership experience in the […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Axalta Coating Systems, People

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