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Chief Collision Technology Announces Touchless Hail Claim Management Solution

January 5, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

Chief Hail Scanning System

Chief Collision Technology, part of Vehicle Service Group (VSG), will soon offer an automated hail claim management solution with the launch of Constellation. The technology solution will give insurance providers, fleet managers and collision repair facilities a complete hail repair solution—from first notice of loss through the claims process and finally to vehicle repair. Constellation […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Chief Automotive Systems, Estimating Systems, First Notice of Loss, Hail, Vehicle Service Group

State Farm to Require CCC Estimating for Select Service Collision Repair Facilities

January 4, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

State Farm, in an email to its Select Service direct repair facilities last week, announced that it will begin requiring the use of CCC’s estimating. The insurer, while supporting the use of multiple estimating platforms for many years, has included the ability to specify vendors and products in a provision in its Select Service agreement […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Agreements Signed, CCC Information Services, Estimating Systems, State Farm

Kent Automotive Adds Inventory Management and Profitability Reporting to Collision Repair Center Tool

July 20, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

PROS Profit Enhancement and Inventory Manager Tool logo

Kent Automotive, a division of Lawson Products, Inc. (NASDAQ:LAWS) announced the latest release of its PROS Profit Enhancement and Inventory Manager Tool that will allow collision repair centers across the U.S. and Canada to track and charge out all materials used in repair orders, eliminating waste and recovering the cost of all consumable supplies. Fasteners, […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Estimating Systems, Kent Automotive, Lawson Products

Mitchell Releases Integrated Repair Procedures

May 29, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

Mitchell today announced enhanced integration capabilities during the creation of estimates and collision repair plans, within an update to Mitchell Cloud Estimating. Initially released in early 2018 at the category level, this latest update integrates OEM repair procedures and service information directly within an estimate. While vehicle manufacturers have traditionally made repair procedure information available […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Estimating Systems, Mitchell International, OEM Repair Procedures

LIABRA and Auto Body Craftsmen’s Guild February 19 Meeting Provides Estimatics Training

February 12, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Long Island Auto Body Repairmen’s Association (LIABRA) and the Auto Body Craftsmen’s Guild will host a joint meeting on Tuesday February 19, 2019 at 7 p.m. at Barry’s Auto Body on 4301 Amboy Road, in Staten Island, N.Y. The meeting will feature Billy Vallely of Body Shop Rescue who will provide a two-hour comprehensive […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Auto Body Craftsmen's Guild, Estimating Systems, Long Island Auto Body Repairmen's Association, New York State, training

CCC Introduces Artificial Intelligence Estimating Tool

December 3, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

CCC Information Services Inc. (CCC) announced today it has introduced its AI solution for collision repair estimates.  CCC Smart Estimate leverages CCC’s estimating logic and AI photo analytics capabilities to pre-populate an estimate with suggestions for human estimators to review, edit, and advance. Through the process, Smart Estimate AI and human estimators learn from each […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Artificial Intelligence, CCC, Estimating Systems, Photo Estimating

California Department of Insurance Finds Use of Opt-OEM and Alt-OEM Designations Unfair Claims Practice

October 19, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

Don Feeley CAA Interview

DOI joins with California’s Bureau of Automotive Repair to prohibit use of parts terms. CollisionWeek interviews Don Feeley, Interim Executive Director of the California Autobody Association. In a letter dated October 8 to the California Autobody Association (CAA), the California Department of Insurance (DOI) responded to questions by the repair association regarding the use of […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: Bureau of Automotive Repair, California Autobody Association, Department of Insurance, Estimating Systems, Interview, Regulations

ASA Releases Updated Collision Repair Not-Included Operations Charts

March 27, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Automotive Service Association (ASA) has released the latest updates to its “Not-Included Operations” charts. The resources are available for free to the industry and designed to ensure collision repairers consider all of the possible operations when they write an estimate. These new resources, Reference Chart of Not-Included Operations When Installing New Replacement Parts and […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Automotive Service Association, Estimating Systems

Mitchell Announces Estimating Cloud

July 27, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

Mitchell International, Inc. announced its Mitchell Estimating Cloud, a completely cloud-based estimating solution designed to simplify the estimating process to quickly create accurate appraisals. “Mitchell Estimating Cloud operates completely in the cloud. Estimators and appraisers are no longer tied to their desk and can work anywhere, anytime, on any modern browser and device,” said Debbie […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Estimating Systems, Mitchell International

CCC Introduces CCC Secure Share Network

September 29, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

CCC Secure Share Network

Network uses a cloud-based API and the CIECA Business Message Suite (BMS) to provide collision repairers with a more secure channel to exchange data. CCC Information Services Inc. announced today the launch of its CCC Secure Share Network, a network using a cloud-based application program interface (API) that will allow collision repairers to control the […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: BMS, CCC, Collision Industry Electronic Commerce Association, EMS, Estimating Systems

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