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CARSTAR Adds Collision Repair Center to Network in Illinois

June 23, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

CARSTAR Geneva

CARSTAR announced the opening of CARSTAR Geneva Body Shop, a 25,000 sq. ft. collision repair center, located at 901 N. Raddant Road, in Batavia, Ill. Owner of CARSTAR Geneva Body Shop, Pasquale Roppo, has been in the collision repair industry for over 35 years. Originally from Italy, Pasquale moved to the U.S. and got a […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: CARSTAR, Illinois, Network Affiliations

NICB Reports Texas Continues to Take the Top Spot for Hail Claims

April 28, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

NICB 2020 Hail Claim Report

The National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) today, released a three-year analysis of insurance claims associated with hail storms in the United States. The report is based on a review of claims data from ISO ClaimSearch during the period of January 1, 2017 through December 31, 2019, totaling 2,769,362 hail loss claims.   The top five states […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Colorado, Hail, Illinois, Minnesota, National Insurance Crime Bureau, Nebraska, Texas

Axalta Antimicrobial Technology Used In Chicago’s McCormick Place For Coronavirus Patients

April 20, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

Axalta (NYSE:AXTA) announced that it will supply E&R Powder Coating with more than 7,000 pounds of its Alesta AM powder coatings for bed frames at a temporary hospital at McCormick Place in Chicago, Ill., which is being used for coronavirus patients. “Axalta’s Alesta AM is being applied to these new beds to ensure that the […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Axalta Coating Systems, Chicago, Coronavirus, Illinois

Pacific Elite and Crash Champions Merge

March 18, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

Pacific Elite, the family owned operator of collision repair shops in California, today announced a merger with Crash Champions, LLC, a leading regional collision repair business in the greater Chicago area. The newly combined company (CombineCo) will be the 5th largest independent MSO in the country according to the company, with an established presence in […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, California, Crash Champions, Illinois, Ohio, Pacific Elite Collision Centers

AASPI Affiliates with SCRS

February 20, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS) announced that the Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of Illinois (AASPI) joined SCRS as an Affiliate Association. AASPI was originally formed in the early 1960s as a Chicago area repair association for both mechanical and collision. While the name a structure of the organization has taken different forms […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: AASPI, Agreements Signed, Illinois, Society of Collision Repair Specialists

OEM Collision Repair Procedures Legislation Introduced in Illinois

February 20, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

Illinois House Bill 4916

Bill would require insurers to base claim payments on, and collision repairers to use, vehicle manufacturer compliant repair procedures. Excludes OEM parts mandates, but requires use of like, kind and quality. Legislation introduced February 13 in Illinois, the fourth largest collision repair market in the U.S., seeks to require both auto insurance companies and collision […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: Illinois, legislation, OEM Repair Procedures

Boyd Group Adds Collision Repair Center in Illinois

October 1, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Boyd Group Inc. today announced the opening of a Gerber Collision & Glass collision repair center in East Peoria, Ill. The location previously operated as a collision repair facility and had been closed for more than a year. East Peoria is located across the Illinois River from Peoria, the eighth-largest city in Illinois and […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Boyd Group, Illinois, Openings

LexisNexis Settles Multistate Lawsuit over Resale of Vehicle Accident Reports

July 3, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

LexisNexis Risk Solutions and several of its affiliates have agreed to settle a $5.8 million multistate lawsuit over claims that the company knowingly failed to pay contractually agreed fees for the resale of vehicle accident reports it obtained from law enforcement agencies in Massachusetts and other states. Massachusetts will receive approximately $750,000 as part of […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Attorney General, Illinois, Lawsuits, LexisNexis Risk Solutions, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York State, Tennessee

National Safety Council Cautions on Road and Workplace Safety Concerns as Illinois Legalizes Recreational Marijuana

June 26, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

National Safety Council logo

With Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s signing of House Bill 1438, Illinois has become the 11th state to legalize marijuana for recreational use. In 2014, Illinois legalized marijuana for medical use. Thirty-four states and Washington, D.C., now have legalized medical or recreational marijuana, meaning a majority of Americans live in a state with some form of legal […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Claim Frequency, Illinois, Marijuana Legalization, National Safety Council

1Collision Enters Colorado and Adds Illinois Collision Repair Center to Network

May 28, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

Also announces additions to corporate support staff. The 1Collision Network announced its entry into Colorado with the addition of Jet Auto Care in Colorado Springs, Colo. to its network of independently-owned collision repair centers. Jet Auto Care owner Gary Wendorf said. “We are excited to partner with 1Collision, and believe their corporate support will help […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: 1Collision Network, Colorado, Illinois, Network Affiliations, People

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