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Service King Supports 844 Teammates During Pandemic Through President’s Fund

March 4, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

When unforeseen, pandemic-related challenges affected Service King Collision’s employees in 2020, the company was eager to show their support for teammates through the collision repair facility operator’s President’s Fund. In 2010, Service King established the President’s Fund, the organization’s very own 501(c)(3) that serves as a resource for team members experiencing an unexpected or unusual […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Service King Collision Repair Centers

Former Microsoft CFO and Investor John Connors Joins Tractable Board

March 4, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

Tractable announced that former Microsoft CFO and Ignition Partners Managing Partner, John Connors, has joined its Board of Directors. Connors brings over 30 years of experience as a builder, leader and advisor of high-growth companies in North America. At Microsoft, he led several worldwide divisions, including finance, information technology, worldwide operations and the enterprise sales […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Board of Directors, People, Tractable

GEICO Auto Policies in Force Up Over 4% in 2020

March 3, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

GEICO 2020 Financial Measures

Written premiums down 3% due to coronavirus rebates, collision claims down 23-24%. On February 27, Berkshire Hathaway Inc. reported its fourth quarter and full year earnings, including details about its GEICO subsidiary, the second largest auto insurer in the U.S. According to the company, GEICO’s pre-tax underwriting earnings for 2020 reflected significant declines in losses […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Earnings, GEICO

Mitchell and Claim Genius Partner for AI-Enabled Claims Processing

March 3, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

Mitchell today announced that Claim Genius’ artificial intelligence (AI) can now be accessed through the Mitchell Intelligent Open Platform (MIOP). This allows U.S. and Canadian carriers to use Mitchell Intelligent Estimating with Claim Genius computer vision algorithms—automatically producing partial or complete estimates from photos and videos of damaged vehicles. Introduced in 2019, Mitchell Intelligent Estimating […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Agreements Signed, Claim Genius, Mitchell International

Bret Runyon Joins Spanesi Sales and Technical Training Team

March 3, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

Spanesi Americas, Inc. announced the addition of Bret Runyon to the role of Sales and Training Specialist. Runyon, a graduate from Southwestern Community College with an associate degree in Automotive Collision Repair and Refinish, has over 30 years of collision repair facility experience. Runyon worked his way up from entry-level positions to become a manager […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: People, Spanesi

Women’s Industry Network Opens Registration for Collision Repair Student Scholarship Walk Fundraiser

March 3, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Women’s Industry Network (WIN) has opened registration for its annual Scholarship Walk fundraiser. This year, WIN has given participants from April 18 – May 2, to walk for the fundraiser, which will be held in a virtual format: instead of a set time, usually at WIN’s annual Education Conference, all contributors can walk when […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Fundraiser, Scholarships, Women's Industry Network

Linda Massman Joins Caliber Board of Directors

March 3, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

Caliber announced the appointment of Linda K. Massman to its Board of Directors, effective March 1. Massman, the former President and Chief Executive Officer of Clearwater Paper Corporation and a former top executive at Supervalu, Accenture, and Ralphs Grocery, brings a well-established record of business accomplishments to Caliber’s Board of Directors. She joins as the […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Board of Directors, Caliber Collision Centers, People

Consumer Sentiment Declined in February

March 2, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

Consumer Sentiment Index February 2021

Improved job prospects top concern of consumers. The relatively small recent loss in consumer confidence in February was concentrated among households with below median incomes, and focused on future economic prospects, according to the University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers. The worst of the pandemic may be nearing its end, but few consumers anticipate the […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Consumer Sentiment Index, University of Michigan

ProColor Collision Adds Collision Repair Center to Network in Pickering, Ontario

March 2, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Fix Network Canada announced owner operator Surais ‘Sam’ Samlal and his team at ProColor Collision Pickering joined its network, making it the eighth ProColor Collision location in the province of Ontario. The facility previously operated as JSR Collision Centre Ltd. Associated with the region’s collision repair industry for the past 42 years, Samlal began […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Canada, Network Affiliations, Ontario, ProColor Collision

Forest Service Employee and Collision Repair Shop Operator Indicted for Kickback Scheme for No-Bid Auto Body Work in California

March 2, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

A United States Forest Service employee was arrested March 1 on a federal grand jury indictment charging him with illegally directing nearly $900,000 in no-bid Forest Service vehicle repair and maintenance work to a JP’s Collision and Auto Body Center, Inc. in Bloomington, Calif. that illicitly paid him more than $360,000 in bribes and kickbacks. […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: California, Department of Justice, Lawsuits

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