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Mitchell and Tractable to Make AI-Enabled Straight-Through Claims Processing Available to North American Insurers

April 20, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

Mitchell, an Enlyte company, demonstrated its end-to-end claims automation solution for attendees of Tractable’s Vision Summit. The solution allows North American carriers to use Mitchell Intelligent Estimating with Tractable AI for straight-through processing in automotive insurance claims, helping to expedite payments and meet consumer expectations for a seamless, digitally driven experience. Mitchell and Tractable recently […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Artificial Intelligence, Integrations, Mitchell International, Tractable

Office Occupancy Trending Upward

April 19, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

Kastle Systems says top companies are bringing employees back to the office. Spring school holidays lowered occupancy last week. Kastle Systems’ 10-city Back to Work Barometer hit 42.8% last week, a slight decrease from the previous week’s 43.1% rate. The company believes the decline is likely due to workers taking time off during their children’s […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Kastle Systems, Office Occupancy, Traffic Volume

IAA Expands Branch in Central California

April 19, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

IAA, Inc. (NYSE: IAA) announced the expansion of the IAA Fresno (CA) branch. This investment increases the branch’s capacity by over 50% to support additional client needs in the area. The San Joaquin Valley is a key market, and this expansion further solidifies IAA’s commitment to its buyer and seller clients. “Expanding the IAA Fresno […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: California, Insurance Auto Auctions, Openings

Justice Department Files Suit Against Virginia Towing Company That Auctioned Off Servicemembers’ Vehicles

April 19, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Justice Department filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia alleging that Steve’s Towing Inc. in Virginia Beach, Va., violated the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) by failing to obtain court orders before auctioning off vehicles belonging to at least seven SCRA-protected servicemembers, including two vehicles belonging to […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Department of Justice, Lawsuits, Towing, Virginia

Houston I-CAR Committee Reports Success After Adopting Kingwood Park High School Collision Repair Program

April 19, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

Getting involved with local collision repair training programs can seem daunting, but the rewards are well worth the effort, as Chris Ryland, Houston I-CAR Committee Chair and instructor, can attest. Since the Houston I-CAR Committee “adopted” Kingwood Park High School, the positive impacts have been apparent. “We’re seeing an influx of students. The more we’ve […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Career and Technical Education, Collision Repair Education Foundation, I-CAR, Texas

LKQ Debt Rated Investment Grade

April 19, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

LKQ Corporation (NASDAQ:LKQ) today announced that S&P Global Ratings raised the Company’s issuer credit rating to an investment grade rating of BBB- from BB+. Additionally, S&P raised the Company’s issuer-level rating on its unsecured debt to BBB- from BB+. S&P’s rating outlook for LKQ Corporation is stable. “Achieving investment grade status with S&P is further […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Credit Ratings, LKQ Corporation, S&P Global

Crash Champions Acquires Two Collision Repair Centers in New Mexico in Separate Transactions

April 14, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

Crash Champions, LLC announced today that it has expanded its presence in the Santa Fe, N.M. metropolitan area through the acquisitions of Custom Craft Auto Collision, a single shop located at 4587 B Highway 14 in Santa Fe, and Don Juan’s Certified Collision Care, a single shop located at 2855 Rufina Street in Santa Fe. […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, Crash Champions, New Mexico

OEConnection Opens Technology Center in India

April 14, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

OEConnection (OEC) opened a new facility in Chennai, India, to build their digital expertise and improve their service offering globally. The expansion into a new Technology Centre of Excellence comes as a result of OEC’s growth, acting as an extension to the technology and operations teams in North America and Europe. Having a new base […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: India, OEConnection, Openings

Audatex, CCC and Mitchell Provide Over 500 Collision Repair Schools with Free Subscriptions Through CREF

April 14, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

Year after year, Audatex, a Solera Company; CCC Intelligent Solutions Inc. (CCC); and Mitchell, an Enlyte company, partner with the Collision Repair Education Foundation (CREF) to support secondary and post-secondary students by donating software subscriptions to help ensure that future collision repair technicians learn on the same software widely used by the collision repair facilities […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Audatex, Career and Technical Education, CCC, Collision Repair Education Foundation, Donations, Mitchell

WIN Announces Speaker Line Up for Educational Conference

April 14, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

Extends registration deadline to Friday, April 22. The Women’s Industry Network (WIN) announced the speaker lineup and has extended its in-person registration closing date to Friday, April 22nd for its 2022 Annual Educational Conference being held in Greenville, S.C., May 2-4. The conference, which will be a hybrid experience, allows attendees to participate in-person, or […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Annual Conference, Women's Industry Network

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