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National Collision Repair Associations Release Position Statement on Scanning Compensation

March 8, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

ASA, AASP, SCRS Release Scanning Position

Associations say scans are necessary and non-included operation. The Automotive Service Associated (ASA), the Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS) and the Alliance of Automotive Service Providers (AASP), on March 5 released a position statement on the issue of diagnostic scans and recalibration work. According to the position statement, the work is necessary and a […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Alliance of Automotive Service Providers, Automotive Service Association, Diagnostics, Position Statement, Recalibration, Society of Collision Repair Specialists

IAA Announces New Location in Kansas City

March 8, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

IAA, Inc. (NYSE:IAA) announced a new branch location in the growing Kansas City market. The Kansas City East location will be the second branch in the area and will help accommodate increased customer capacity needs. “The new location more than doubles our current footprint in the Kansas City area, providing much-needed capacity in this rapidly […]

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

Asirom Chooses Solera’s Artificial Intelligence for the Risk Inspection of Motor Insurance Policies

March 8, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

Asirom Vienna Insurance Group and Solera announced that the Romania-based insurers is using Solera’s Qapter artificial intelligence in the underwriting process for the Asirom’s CASCO car insurance product. Asirom VIG is the first company in Romania and one of the first in Europe to use artificial intelligence (AI) in the risk inspection process for the […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Agreements Signed, Artificial Intelligence, Asirom Vienna Insurance Group, Solera Holdings

Maaco Recognizes the Many Women Who Find Success Within it Network in Honor of International Women’s Day

March 8, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

In the automotive repair and painting industry where the roles have been predominately male, many women throughout the Maaco family have found successful careers as owners, managers, estimators and technicians. Today is International Women’s Day and March is Women’s History month. Joe and Aundrea Taormina, owners of J&A Companies Inc., purchased 19 Maaco locations in […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: International Women's Day, MAACO, Women's History Month

CCC Reports 50% Increase in AI Adoption by Auto Insurers in 2020

March 5, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

CCC Information Services (CCC) reported a more than 50 percent year-over-year increase in claims processed using deep learning. The company also reports that more than 5 million unique claims have been processed using a CCC deep learning AI solution, and the number of claims using two or more of its AI applications has more than […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Artificial Intelligence, CCC Information Services

NABC Presents Donations in Honor of Award Recipients

March 5, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

As part of the revamped National Auto Body Council (NABC) Awards Program in celebration of its 25th anniversary, the NABC introduced two new awards in place of the previous ones – the NABC President’s Award and the NABC Changing and Saving Lives Award. Along with the trophy and industry recognition, the NABC also announced it […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Awards, National Auto Body Council

Axalta Introduces Spies Hecker Waterborne System, Opens Regional Refinish Training Center in China

March 5, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

Axalta (NYSE:AXTA) announced the launch of its Spies Hecker Waterborne Full System, its latest full-layer waterborne solution for refinish customers in the Chinese market. The announcement was made during the grand opening ceremony on March 3 of its Southern Refinish Training Centre (RTC) in Guangzhou. The new auto refinish coating system brings world-class technology to […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Asia, Axalta Coating Systems, China, Openings, Training Center

LexisNexis Risk Solutions Introduces Verified Data Solution to Streamline Total Loss Claims

March 5, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

LexisNexis Risk Solutions announced the development of LexisNexis VINsights that will improve the total loss claims management process by reducing the time it takes to settle a claim. VINsights will deliver the information an adjuster needs in near real-time, including the registered owner name, titled owner name and lienholder data. Lienholder data includes lien payoff […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: LexisNexis Risk Solutions, Total Loss

Private Equity Firm American Pacific Group and Gray Eagle Capital Partners Launch Aesop Auto Parts with Wayne Auto Salvage Acquisition

March 4, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

American Pacific Group

American Pacific Group (APG), a San Francisco-based private equity firm, announced today that, together with Allam Taj and Christoph Ganz of Gray Eagle Capital Partners, it has formed Aesop Auto Parts, a company that will serve as a platform to acquire and grow progressive auto recycling businesses. Simultaneously, Aesop acquired Wayne Auto Salvage, an established […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, Aesop Auto Parts, American Pacific Group, Gray Eagle Capital Partners, North Carolina, Private Equity, Recycled Parts, Salvage Yard

Insurance Institute for Highway Safety Partners with Governor’s Highway Safety Association and National Road Safety Foundation to Pilots to Reduce Speeding

March 4, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

After rise in speeding during pandemic, groups launch initiatives to slow drivers down. Three national roadway safety organizations — the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA), Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) and National Road Safety Foundation (NRSF) — are partnering to fund and evaluate pilot projects by two states to reduce speeding. Maryland and Virginia […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Agreements Signed, Governors Highway Safety Association, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, National Road Safety Foundation, Traffic Fatalities

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