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Collision Repair Education Foundation Announces 2016 Trustees

April 1, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Collision Repair Education Foundation announced its 2016 Board of Trustees and Executive Committee. The Education Foundation is honored to have the following representatives on the Executive Committee: Chair: Stacy Bartnik, ITW Evercoat Vice Chair: Russ Hoffbauer, State Farm Insurance Treasurer: Jeanne Silver, CARSTAR Mundelein Secretary: Mary Mahoney, Enterprise Holdings, Inc. Trustee-at-Large: Tim Adelmann, ABRA […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Board of Trustees, Collision Repair Education Foundation, People

CIECA Monday Webinar Features Scheduling Best Practices

April 1, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Collision Industry Electronic Commerce Association (CIECA) will present a webinar this Monday, April 4, at 1 p.m. EDT (noon CDT) featuring Mike Anderson who will speak about scheduling best practices in the repair facility and CIECA standards. Due to the unpredictable nature of work, the number of variables, the type of job, and many […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Collision Industry Electronic Commerce Association, Production Scheduling, Webinar

CARSTAR Express Tecumseh Road West Opens in Windsor, Ontario

April 1, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

CARSTAR Express Tecumseh Road West

CARSTAR Canada announced that its newest Express store, CARSTAR Express Tecumseh Road West, is officially open. The facility is located at 1474 Tecumseh Road West in Windsor, Ontario, Canada and is owned and operated by multi-CARSTAR store owners Dennis Carlini and David Carlini. “Dennis and David have been part of the CARSTAR family for over […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Canada, CARSTAR, Openings

Wesco Acquires St. Anthony Group

March 31, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

Wesco Autobody Supply

The Wesco Group Inc. announced the acquisition of St. Anthony’s Supply’s warehouse and six jobber stores, located throughout the state of Idaho and Utah. According to Roger Howe of the Wesco Group, “This will strengthen our commitment to these two markets and bring substantial synergies allowing Wesco to better serve our customers in both markets. […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, Idaho, PBE Distributor, Utah, Wesco

Driven Brands Acquires 65-Location Oil Change Chain

March 31, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

Driven Brands, a portfolio company of Roark Capital and parent of CARSTAR, announced that its affiliate has acquired Louisiana-based Take 5 Oil Change from Trivest Partners, L.P. Founded in 1984, Take 5 Oil Change operates 65 quick oil change facilities across nine states throughout the Southeast. Trivest acquired Take 5 from the company’s founder in […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, Driven Brands

GEICO Sponsors Safety Training for Collision Repair Schools

March 31, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

S/P2 announced that GEICO has sponsored three modules in the S/P2 Collision program for career technical schools and students across North America. “GEICO sets the bar. They truly walk-the-walk when it comes to safety and pollution prevention,” said S/P2 President, Kyle Holt. “We’re proud to work with GEICO and all the companies that sponsor S/P2 […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Career and Technical Education, GEICO, Safety, SP/2

SCA Appraisal Appoints Two Field Operation Directors

March 31, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

SCA Appraisal Company announced that Rob Huebner and Mark Bewley have joined the Field Operations division, responsible for ensuring insurance customer expectations are met by the field network. Huebner will direct the Ohio Valley region and Bewley the Southwest region to bring total Field Operations team to eight under leadership of David Oyler, Vice President […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: People, SCA Appraisal

Moody’s Sees Short Term Gain, Long Term Challenge for Auto Insurers from Self-Driving Cars

March 30, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

A new report from Moody’s Investors Service says that accident avoidance features in vehicles, such as automatic braking, adaptive cruise control, and lane departure prevention will lead to lower accident frequency in the next five-to-ten years, a benefit for auto insurers. Longer term, however, self-driving cars could translate into significantly lower premiums and profits for […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Auto Insurance, Autonomous Vehicles, Crash Avoidance

Guidewire Acquires EagleEye Analytics

March 30, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

Guidewire Software, Inc. (NYSE: GWRE), a provider of software products to Property/Casualty insurers, announced that it has agreed to acquire EagleEye Analytics, a provider of predictive analytics products specifically designed for Property/Casualty insurers. The transaction is expected to close shortly. With this acquisition, Guidewire will enable its customers to apply predictive analytics to make better […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, Guidewire, Predictive Analytics

PA Senate Approves Amended Photo Appraisal Bill

March 30, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

Legislation amended to require physical inspections when disputes arise. The Pennsylvania approved an amended version of House Bill 1638 (HB1638) on March 23 by a vote of 47-1. HB1638 proposes to amend the 1972 Motor Vehicle Physical Damage Appraiser Act to eliminate the requirement for physical inspections and remove restriction upon the use of photographs […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: legislation, Pennsylvania, Photo Appraisal

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