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KPA and Automotive Lift Institute Renew Compliance Training Initiative

March 24, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

KPA and the Automotive Lift Institute (ALI) announced their continued compliance training partnership. To help protect auto service technicians at car dealerships, ALI’s Lifting It Right online lift safety training course remains conveniently housed and facilitated within KPA’s Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) software platform, Vera Suite. “The national safety standard for lift operation, inspection […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Agreements Signed, Automotive LIft Institute, KPA

U.S. Pedestrian Death Rate in 2020 on Pace for Record High Despite Significant Drop in Driving

March 24, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

A new report from the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) projects that the U.S. pedestrian fatality rate rose 20% in the first six months of 2020 as speeding, distracted and impaired driving, and other dangerous driving behaviors increased during the COVID-19 pandemic. GHSA’s annual Spotlight on Highway Safety offers the first comprehensive look at state […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Governors Highway Safety Association, Pedestrian Safety, Traffic Fatalities

The Hartford Board Rejects Chubb Acquisition Proposal

March 23, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Hartford (NYSE:HIG) today announced that its board of directors, after consultation with its financial and legal advisors, has unanimously rejected Chubb Limited’s March 11, unsolicited proposal to acquire The Hartford and determined that entering into discussions regarding a strategic transaction would not be in the best interests of the company and its shareholders. The […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, Chubb Limited, The Hartford

IAA Relocates Fort Myers Branch

March 23, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

IAA, Inc. (NYSE: IAA) announced the relocation of its Fort Myers, Florida branch. One of 11 IAA branch facilities in the state, the new location includes increased capacity and innovation to support the large Florida market, an area which typically experiences frequent catastrophic weather events. “We continuously strive to make improvements that provide the best […]

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

Collision Repair Education Foundation Partners with Author to Support Female Students

March 23, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

Rachael Alfonso

In recognition of Women’s History Month, author Rachael Alfonso has partnered with the Collision Repair Education Foundation (CREF) to raise funds in support of female collision repair students. When industry supporters purchase a copy of Alfonso’s new book, “What Cars Say,” through the dedicated link, 15% of the sale will be donated to a fund […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Collision Repair Education Foundation

AASP/NJ Members Learn Department of Insurance Do’s and Dont’s

March 23, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

Members of the Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of New Jersey (AASP/NJ) recently gathered for “Understanding the Role of the Division of Insurance,” an association-hosted virtual event that welcomed industry attorney Patrick J. McGuire, Esq. for a discussion on the do’s and don’ts of successfully submitting complaints and inquiries to the New Jersey Department of […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: AASP/NJ, Department of Insurance, New Jersey

One in Eight Drivers Uninsured in the U.S.

March 22, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

Uninsured Motors 2019

Insurance Research Council reports uninsured rate varies from a low of 3% in New Jersey to a high of 29% in Mississippi. One in eight drivers on the road in 2019 was driving without insurance, according to a new report from the Insurance Research Council (IRC). In 2019, the estimated countrywide uninsured motorist rate was […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Insurance Research Council, Uninsured Motorists

Classic Collision Acquires Collision Repair Center in Atlanta

March 22, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

Classic Collision, LLC announced it acquired Bentley’s Collision Center in the Atlanta, Ga. market. Classic Collision now has 31 Georgia locations and operates 66 centers total in Georgia, Florida, Alabama, South Carolina, and California. Bentley’s Collision Center is a family owned and operated Certified Body Shop that has been in business for over 41 years. […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, Classic Collision, Georgia

Massachusetts Towing Company Owner Sentenced for Tax Fraud and Evading Cash Transaction Reporting

March 22, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

US DOJ seal

The owner of a Revere, Mass. towing company was sentenced on charges of engaging in an under-the-table payroll fraud scheme that defrauded the government of more than $3.3 million. Gennaro Angiulo, 49, of Nahant and Saugus, was sentenced by U.S. Senior District Court Judge Douglas P. Woodlock to 42 months of probation with 18 months […]

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

BASF Extends Refinish Commercial Supplier Agreement with Mercedes- Benz in Asia Pacific Region

March 22, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

BASF has recently secured a multi-year contract with Mercedes-Benz in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region that extends its longstanding, commercially approved supplier status with the car company to Australia, Japan, Malaysia, South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand. The agreement, which builds upon its agreement with Mercedes-Benz in the Europe, Middle East and Africa region, includes its […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Approvals, Asia, Australia, BASF, Japan, Malaysia, Mercedes-Benz, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand

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