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ProColor Collision Adds Two New Locations in the Houston Metro Area

December 4, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

ProColor Collision announced that Rosana Pilavian transitioned her two independent auto body repair shops to the ProColor Collision brand. Pilavian also operates the ProColor Collision Cypress location in the Houston market. ProColor Collision Copperfield, located at 8424 Highway 6 N in Houston, was previously known as Copperfield Collision Center. ProColor Collision Magnolia, formerly Magnolia Collision, […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Network Affiliations, ProColor Collision, Texas

LKQ Corporation Announces Two Leadership Appointments

December 4, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

Following last week’s announcement by LKQ Corporation (NASDAQ: LKQ) that Justin Jude, the Company’s current Senior Vice President and President of its Wholesale – North America segment, has been appointed to serve as LKQ’s Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer from January 1 until he officially succeeds Dominick Zarcone as President and Chief Executive […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: LKQ Corporation, People

PPG Earns Equality 100 Award in 2023 Corporate Equality Index

December 4, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

PPG (NYSE:PPG) announced it again received a perfect score of 100 percent on the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation’s 2023 Corporate Equality Index (CEI), a national benchmarking survey and report on corporate policies and practices related to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) workplace equality. PPG has been listed on the index for 20 […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Awards, PPG

Legislation Introduced to Eliminate Federal Insurance Office’s Subpoena Authority

December 4, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.), a member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, on November 28 led 16 of her Senate colleagues in introducing the Insurance Data Protection Act. The bill would eliminate the FIO Director’s subpoena authority. According to Britt, the legislation would correct the Federal Insurance Office’s (FIO) recent […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Federal Insurance Office, legislation, U.S. Senate

Auto Insurer Prospects Improving Amid Price Hikes and Moderating Loss Severity

December 1, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

Fitch Ratings finds improvements vary widely across companies as many still report underwriting losses. The U.S. personal auto insurer segment is seeing larger pricing actions take effect, with moderating claims severity setting the stage for segment improvement in 2024, based on personal auto segment public filings for the first nine months of 2023, Fitch Ratings […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Auto Insurance, Combined Ratio, Earnings, Fitch, Net Written Premiums

Classic Collision Opens Collision Repair Center in Vancouver, Washington

December 1, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

Classic Collision, LLC announced the opening of a newly renovated collision repair facility in Vancouver, Wash. Classic Collision St. John is conveniently located in an up-and-coming industrial development section of Clark County and one mile north of Classic’s other Vancouver location. This newly renovated building is Classic’s second location in the Vancouver market. “We are […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Classic Collision, Openings, Washington State

ASE December 5 Webinar to Examine Pre-Paint Operating Procedures for Increased Productivity

December 1, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

The National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) is hosting a free webinar for technicians on Tuesday, Dec. 5 at 4:00 p.m. (EST) entitled Pre-Paint Operating Procedures for Increased Productivity. More information and registration are available online. During the webinar, Tim McKinney from ITW Evercoat will show participants why proper preparation, catalyzation and application of […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: ASE, ITW Evercoat, Webinars

Repairify and Autel Announce 2024 Collision Repair Solutions Plan

December 1, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

Repairify, Inc., a portfolio company of Kinderhook Industries, LLC, and Autel U.S., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Autel Intelligent Technology Corp., Ltd., announced key partnership advances made this year and announced bold initiatives for 2024. In March, the two companies announced an exclusive long term collaboration agreement. Repairify and Autel have enhanced the efficiency of the […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Agreements Signed, Autel, Repairify

SkillsUSA Automotive Technology Competitor Selected for WorldSkills 2024

December 1, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

SkillsUSA has selected Nathan Bulthuis of Homer Glen, Ill. as the official competitor for Automobile Technology at the 2024 WorldSkills Competition. His technical expert is Mike Elder of Pittsburg, Kan. Bulthuis will represent the United States at the 2024 WorldSkills Competition. The international event will be held September 10-15 in Lyon, France. “The 2024 WorldSkills […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: France, SkillsUSA, WorldSkills Competition

Former Root Insurance Exec Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Company of More Than $10 Million

November 30, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

Defendant used stolen funds to buy a yacht, amphibious plane, and luxury vehicle. Brinson Caleb Silver, 43, the former Chief Marketing Officer of Root, Inc., the online car insurance company, pleaded guilty in a U.S. District Court in Ohio on November 28 to one count each of wire fraud and contempt of court. As part […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Fraud, Lawsuits, Root Insurance, U.S. DOJ

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