The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. (NYSE:THG) announced it has expanded its business in Pennsylvania to include personal lines insurance and has appointed a group of the top independent agents in the Commonwealth to serve its growing customer base. The Hanover was the 25th largest private passenger automobile insurer in the U.S. in 2016. The Hanover’s […]
Service King Acquires MSO with Four Collision Repair Centers in Pennsylvania and Delaware
Service King Collision Repair Centers announced it acquired True Collision, a Pittsburgh, Pa. based multiple shop operator with three locations in the Pittsburgh market and one in Delaware. The Delaware location is the first for Service King in the state. They now operate collision repair centers in 24 states. “This is certainly a significant and […]
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 […]
3D Opens 30,000 sq. ft. Collision Repair Facility in Conshohocken, Pa.
David Niestroy, president of 3D Auto Body & Collision Centers, announced the opening of the nearly year- long build of 3D’s newest facility featuring Symach equipment on January 10th in Conshohocken, Pa. 3D’s largest facility, and the largest shop featuring Symach in North America, opened its doors after the almost year-long project which completely transformed […]
Maaco Location in Aston, Pa Re-Opens Under New Management
Maaco has opened its doors once again in Aston, Pa. and is under new management. John Terrizzi, Jr., operates two other Maaco shops in the Commonwealth. “Since I was a child and saw a photo of my father and uncle standing next to a mint condition Model T Ford they restored, I knew this was […]
Pennsylvania Recommendations for Autonomous Vehicle Testing Draws Rebuke from Vehicle Manufactures’ Association
Yesterday, Pennsylvania’s Autonomous Vehicles Testing Policy Task Force delivered recommended guidance to the Commonwealth’s Department of Transportation (PennDOT) Secretary Leslie S. Richards for developing policies to oversee testing of highly automated vehicles (HAVs) and has scheduled an on-line public forum for Dec. 12 to review the report. The Global Automakers, that represents the U.S. divisions […]
Robert W. Mallon Acquired by Colours, Inc.
Robert W. Mallon Inc., the paint, body and equipment (PBE) distributor serving the collision repair industry from locations in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, has been acquired by Colours, Inc., the PPG Platinum paint distributor. Together with the Mallon Auto Paint locations in Warrenton, Pa. and Pennsauken N.J., Colours now operates 32 locations in New York, […]
Insurance Anti-Fraud Group Pushes for Passage of Pennsylvania Counterfeit Airbag Bill
The Coalition Against Insurance Fraud wants Commonwealth to approve legislation making it a crime to knowingly install a non-functioning airbag, protect consumers from “Shady repair shops” that install phony airbags. The Coalition Against Insurance Fraud, the alliance of consumers, government, anti-fraud agencies and insurance companies, is call on the Pennsylvania Senate to approve House Bill […]
Philadelphia I-CAR Committee Raises $30,000 to Support Collision Repair Education Foundation
Funds will support pre-employment collision education opportunities in southeastern Pennsylvania. On Thursday, September 15, the Greater Philadelphia-area I-CAR committee held its inaugural fundraiser at the Paxon Hollow Country Club, in Media, Pa. to benefit the Collision Repair Education Foundation and local collision repair school programs. Over 100 people participated in the golf tournament, evening banquet and […]
3D Auto Body & Collision Centers Acquires 7th Collision Repair Center in Pennsylvania
David Niestroy, president of 3D Auto Body & Collision Centers, announced the acquisition of Flick Brothers Auto Body, the company’s seventh location in the Philadelphia, Pa. market. The facility is located in Drexel Hill, Pa. and will be the 2nd location 3D added this year. “Sometimes an opportunity arises that is totally unexpected but the […]