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Major paint manufacturers indicate that the repair shop must refinish towards the natural breaking reason for a panel to preserve a paint warranty, and insurers happen to be responsive to the idea of extending clear to that edge. A January 2021 “Who Will pay for What?” survey found 82 percent...

Driven Brands recently predicted insurers would cut independent auto body shops using their direct repair networks in favor of self-managed programs, describing benefits like a anchorman of contact and performance-based agreements which tie shop discounts to insurer metrics. Driven Brands insurance Senior V . p . Arlo Johnson...

Incoming Collision Industry Conference Chairman Darrell Amberson challenged the Nov. 10-11, 2021, virtual CIC audience to create someone new to the upcoming inter-industry summit. Circumstances since that time make it easier still to meet his call. Originally, the January 2021 CIC ended up being to be held in the Phoenix,...

If your auto body shop’s business model depends on income from total loss storage, you might desire to reconsider, an accident industry expert and a telematics provider recently suggested. Technology allowing insurers to classify and redirect totals up front could stop what Collision Advice CEO Mike Anderson referred to as...

Enterprise Holdings announced Monday a brand new pilot program according to Ranken Technical College’s hybrid school-and-shop collision vocational education model. The Automotive Collision Engineering Pilot Program will run two years and debut in the Saint Louis, Mo.-based Ranken; Contra Costa College in San Pablo, Calif.; Texas State Technical College in...

CCC reported that repairable auto vehicle claims were down 21.3 % in 2021 — and 26 % if comprehensive claims were discarded. The second quarter proved the worst for auto body shops, with all repairable claims down 35 % from 2021. Claims proceeded to hover at around 20 percent throughout...

The Mustang Mach-E just won Motor Trend “SUV of the season,” GM just redid its logo to worry electrification, and Volkswagen’s all-electric $39,995 ID.4 goes on sale “within weeks.” Charging networks are expanding nationwide. Some OEMs have even committed to ditching internal combustion engine-only powertrains in support of fleets that...

Canadian safety charity Parachute announced an inaugural telematics competition to find “Canada’s Safety Driver” produced sustained improvement in the riskiest competitors. But nearly all competitors “returned to their old habits by contest end, notably in the measures of aggressive driving as along with phone distraction,” according to Parachute. Parachute said...

Advanced driver assistance systems calibrations produce an example of what economics terms a “credence good,” CIC Industry Relations Committee Co-Chairman Jonathan Chase observed Wednesday. A credence good represents a black box to the consumer buying it. They can’t begin to see the fruits of the labor they’ve purchased. A consumer...

Calling the Database Enhancement Gateway’s information “invaluable” to both association members and the collision industry, the Carolinas Collision Association has joined the ranks of DEG Gold sponsors. "CCA is extremely proud to partner using the DEG,” CCC President Kyle Bradshaw said in a statement Thursday. “The DEG is a superb...