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Gas Prices Jump Since Beginning of November

November 13, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

AAA Fuel Gauge Report November 13 2017

National gas price average up nine cents since November 1 According to AAA’s Fuel Gauge report, at $2.56, the national gas price average has increased nine cents inside of 13 days in November. Strong fall consumer gasoline demand has continued into November and is chipping away at national gasoline inventory. The Energy Information Administration (EIA) […]

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Autologic Diagnostics Introduces Programming on the AssistPlus

November 10, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

Latest Programming Includes BMW, Jaguar and Land Rover Autologic Diagnostics, Inc., a worldwide provider of automotive aftermarket diagnostic support and services, announced today that for the first time, programming will become available on its AssistPlus device. Autologic’s BlueBox programming capabilities have been available for years and the company is bringing that same programming functionality onto […]

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Veterans Can Be Reimbursed For Insurance Licensing Exam Fees in Connecticut

November 10, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

Part of national effort available in other states Connecticut Insurance Commissioner Katharine L. Wade yesterday announced that U.S. veterans applying for insurance licenses are eligible to be reimbursed for licensing exam fees.  “We are honored to offer this service to our veterans working in the insurance industry in Connecticut. Under this program, veterans can be […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Connecticut, Insurance Department, Licensing, Veterans

IAA To Open New Seattle Branch in First Quarter 2018

November 10, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

Insurance Auto Auctions, Inc. (IAA), a business unit KAR Auction Services (NYSE:KAR), announced the construction of a new facility near Seattle, Wash. The new branch, scheduled to open in the first quarter of 2018, is located in Puyallup approximately 40 miles south of Seattle. The new 140-acre branch consolidates the existing IAA Seattle and IAA […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Insurance Auto Auctions, Openings, Washington State

Acquisitions Drive Uni-Select 24.3% Sales Growth in Third Quarter

November 10, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

FinishMaster US sales up 2.1 percent compared to 2016. Uni-Select reported consolidated sales for the third quarter ended September 30 were $395.8 million, a 24.3 percent increase compared to the same quarter last year, driven by the sales generated from recent business acquisitions, adding sales of $84.0 million or 26.4 percent of which The Parts […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Earnings, FinishMaster, Uni-Select

National Auto Body Council Elects 2018 Board and Officers

November 10, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

The National Auto Body Council (NABC) announces its new Officers and Board members for its 2018 Board of Directors. Executive Committee officers elected at NABC’s Annual Meeting held November 1 in Las Vegas are: Darren Huggins, Chairman (Berkshire Hathaway Automotive) Keith Egan, Vice Chair of Community Involvement (Colours, Inc.) Kerry Angers, Vice Chair of Industry […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Board of Directors, National Auto Body Council, People

Allstate Best Driver Report Examines Safe Driving Cities Factoring in Precipitation

November 9, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

Allstate Winter 2017 Best Driving Cities

According to research more than one-third of U.S. motorists are “stressed” about winter driving Allstate released a new survey yesterday revealing that more than a third, 35 percent, of U.S. drivers say wet winter driving stresses them out, and almost half, 48 percent, are concerned by the prospect — all while the National Oceanic and […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Allstate Insurance, Best Drivers Report

Fix Auto UK Announces Appointments to Management Team

November 9, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

Fix Auto UK announced three new appointments to its head office management team. Paul Siemonek, former Head of VWG Paint & Body Performance Team has joined the team in the position of Head of Key Accounts, reporting directly to Ian Pugh. He will oversee all of Fix Auto UK’s central insurance contract relationships. Paul Smith, […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Fix Auto UK, People, United Kingdom

Gary Anderson Named Massachusetts Insurance Commissioner

November 9, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker has appointed Gary D. Anderson to Commissioner of the Division of Insurance, a regulatory agency under the Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation. Anderson joined the Division in 2014 as First Deputy Commissioner and has served as the Acting Commissioner since February 2017, where he is responsible for overseeing and […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Insurance Commissioner, Massachusetts, People

Waymo’s Self-Driving Taxis Operating without Test Driver at Wheel

November 9, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

Waymo, the former Google self-driving car project, announced it is vehicles have started operating on public roads in the Phoenix, Ariz. market without drivers. Until this announcement, Waymo’s autonomous vehicle fleet had operated on public roads with a test driver at the wheel. According to Waymo, a subset of its fleet will operate in fully […]

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