Legislation passed by the House of Representatives would expand the state’s anti-steering law and double fines for an initial offense and a 10 times increase for third and subsequent offenses. Louisiana House of Representative legislation currently before the Louisiana Senate would expand the state’s existing insurance company steering prohibitions for collision repair and auto glass […]
Louisiana Legislation Seeks to Prohibit Insurers from Using Photos to Generate Collision Repair Estimates
Legislation would require appraisers and insurers to disclose that consumers are not required to submit photos to obtain an appraisal. Bill also requires insurers to secure a signed aftermarket crash part disclosure. Legislation pre-filed in Louisiana seeks to prohibit appraisers from preparing repair estimates using photographs or telephone calls and require a personal inspection. House […]
Louisiana Veterans Seeking Insurance Licenses Can Now be Reimbursed for Exam Fees
Veterans applying for insurance licenses with the Louisiana Department of Insurance (LDI) are now eligible for reimbursement of the required exam fees. The Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs recently approved the LDI’s application to participate in the Veterans Federal Exam Reimbursement Program effective November 1, 2018. The following license types are eligible for fee reimbursement: […]
Alloy Wheel Repair Specialists Acquires AWRS Midwest
Alloy Wheel Repair Specialists, LLC (AWRS) announced the acquisition of AWRS Midwest effective December 11. The acquisition includes locations in the following cities: St. Louis, Missouri Kansas City, Missouri Kansas City, Kansas Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Northwest Arkansas (Fayetteville, Fort Smith) Central Arkansas (Little Rock) Northern Louisiana (Shreveport, Bossier) East Texas (Tyler, Longview, Nacogdoches) Mike Riley, […]
Boyd Group Opens Collision Repair Center in Louisiana
New location in Lafayette was previously a car dealership and auto repair facility. The Boyd Group Inc. today announced the September 27 opening of a collision repair location in Lafayette, Louisiana. This brownfield development previously operated as a car dealership and most recently a car repair center. Now a Gerber location, this center is located […]
Boyd Group Acquires Collision Repair Center in Louisiana
The Boyd Group Inc. announced the May 18, 2018 opening of a collision repair center in Alexandria, La. The center was previously operated as Kyle’s Collision Center and is located near the busy highways Route 167 and Interstate 49 and about 90 miles north of Gerber’s collision repair center in Lafayette. “We are very pleased […]
Copart Expands New Orleans Location
Copart, Inc. (NASDAQ:CPRT) announced the expansion of its New Orleans, La. location at 14600 Old Gentilly Road. The New Orleans expansion marks the twelfth Copart expansion announced this calendar year. “So far in 2017, we’ve expanded locations as far west as California, as far east as New Hampshire, and several in between,” said Jay Adair, […]
Boyd Group Acquires Collision Repair Center in Louisiana
The Boyd Group Inc. today announced the acquisition on September 8, of a collision repair center in Lafayette, La. The facility previously operated as Prestige Auto Body & Customs of Lafayette. Lafayette is located in southwestern Louisiana, and the location is close to the high traffic intersection of interstate highways 90 and 10. “With the […]
Insurance Auto Auctions Expands Presence in Seven States
Company now operates 173 locations in the U.S. and Canada. Insurance Auto Auctions, Inc. (IAA), a business unit of KAR Auction Services (NYSE:KAR), today announced the strategic expansion of auction locations in Arkansas, Idaho, Indiana, Louisiana, Maine, Pennsylvania and Oregon. IAA facilities now occupy 173 locations in the U.S. and Canada. “Our increased land capacity […]
Boyd Group Adds Five Collision Repair Centers in Michigan, One in Louisiana
The Boyd Group Inc. announced that it has acquired a multi-store collision repair operation (MSO) located in the Detroit, Mich. region, adding an additional five collision repair centers to its presence in the market. The centers previously operated as Adrian’s Collision Centers. “We are excited to be expanding our presence in the Detroit region, a […]