Insurance Auto Auctions Inc. (IAA), a business unit of global vehicle remarketing and technology solutions provider KAR Auction Services Inc. (NYSE:KAR), announces the opening of its third location in the Houston metro area and the 17th branch in the state to accommodate increased customer needs. The new location, IAA Houston South, is approximately 35 miles […]
Boyd Group Acquires Collision Repair Center in Texas
The Boyd Group Inc. announced the June 11, opening of a Gerber Collision & Glass collision repair center in Watauga, Texas. The location previously operated as PlanetPaint Collision Center for almost five years. Watauga is a northeastern suburb of Fort Worth in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, the economic and cultural hub of North Central Texas […]
Service Kings Opens New Collision Repair Center in Texas
Service King Collision Repair Centers announced the opening of its 52nd location in the South Texas market and very first location in Hutto, Texas. The brand new 14,000 sq. ft. facility is located at 2400 FM 685. “This is an exciting way to continue our strategic growth strategy across the region and U.S.,” says Service […]
USAA Expands in Texas and Florida
USAA has opened two new buildings in North Texas and Florida including a new, 150,000 square-foot office building opened in Plano, Texas adjacent to its existing location in Legacy Corporate Center, and a new 240,000 square-foot building in Tampa, Fla. adjacent to its existing location in Crosstown. This growth is part of USAA’s strategy to […]
Texas House Insurance Committee Holds Hearing on Bill That Would Define Collision Repair Labor Rates, OEM Procedure Requirements
Hearing includes an emotional appeal in support of the legislation by Marcia Seebachan, the vehicle owner at the center of the $42 million negligence judgment against a Texas collision repair shop for unsafe collision repairs. At a hearing before the Texas House Insurance Committee on Tuesday, legislators heard from supporters and opponents of Texas House […]
IAA Announces Branch Expansions in Five States
Insurance Auto Auctions, Inc. (IAA), a business unit of KAR Auction Services (NYSE:KAR), announced expansions at branches in five states. The expansions have added more than 110 acres to IAA’s footprint in Alabama, Arkansas, Minnesota, New York, and Texas to address sellers’ logistical needs and provide increased inventory options for buyers. “By anticipating our current […]
CARSTAR Adds Collision Repair Center to Network in Dallas, Texas
CARSTAR announced the addition of CARSTAR Mr. Collision Inc., an 11,000 sq. ft. collision repair facility, located at 14011 N. Stemmons Freeway, in Dallas, Texas to its network of independently-owned centers. Aldo Amirgholi, owner of CARSTAR Mr. Collision, has over 30 years of experience. Starting with a small facility and working his way up, Aldo […]
Texas Collision Repair Shop Owner Sentenced for Insurance Fraud
Repair facility operator pleaded guilty to first-degree felony, ordered to repay more than $76,000. A Travis County, Texas collision repair shop owner was sentenced to 10 years of probation after Texas Department of Insurance investigators found he had reported accidents that never took place and intentionally damaged vehicles to increase insurance payouts for repairs. The […]
Copart Expands its Austin, Texas Location
Copart, Inc. (NASDAQ: CPRT) added 18 acres to its Austin location at 8725 N Interstate 35 in New Braunfels, Texas, to address the growth in the company’s business in the area. This property is historically significant for Copart. It was purchased in 1999 and in the company’s early years served most of South Texas, including […]
Texas Insurance Adjuster Sentenced for Stealing $100,000
The Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) announced that a Spring, Texas insurance adjuster was sentenced to probation for stealing nearly $100,000 from the insurance company where he worked. Allen Castillo pleaded guilty after a TDI investigation found he authorized payments to a network of friends and family. TDI investigators found that Castillo authorized additional payments […]