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Tractable announced Wednesday that No. 2 U.S. auto insurer GEICO would use Tractable’s AI Review photo estimating product to “within seconds” verify the caliber of existing sheets. "GEICO customers know us for our speed and services information and value,” GEICO CEO Todd Combs said in a statement Wednesday. “Tractable's artificial...

State Farm has made good on plans to flag certified auto body shops on its Select Service network locator. It’s unclear which OEMs are reflected in State Farm’s records and which haven't yet been added. For now, the locator is just sortable by distance or featured facilities; you can’t filter...

The Society of Collision Repair Specialists this season launched a new weekly video series featuring quick-hit tips for body shops. Repairers can sign up for the SCRSCollision YouTube webpage to see the free industry video series, that has been featuring Collision Advice CEO Mike Anderson and Database Enhancement Gateway Administrator...

The California Autobody Association on Thursday reminded auto body shops the Bureau of Automotive Repair will not view an insurer as the customer when it comes time to regulate the shop. It’s a great refresher not just for arguably the car body repair sector’s most significant market but perhaps for...

A Texas public adjuster earlier this year used GEICO’s own policy language to prevent the insurer from totaling a vandalized Cadillac with an actual cash value over the price of repairs. The incident helps guide you a carrier’s contractually established liability limits and joint right to appraisal can be leveraged...

An Iowa body shop and Ford dealership on Tuesday accused a Progressive adjuster of recently tricking the casino dealer into disclosing the repairer’s price range for two parts. Progressive corporate said Thursday it might examine the problem. The Iowa adjuster said Friday he'd no comment, for the allegations were untrue....

Crash Champions on Tuesday announced it would grow to 118 locations in 12 states after acquiring the 24-shop regional MSO Signature Collision Centers. Signature CEO Charles “Chuck” Pipkin will possess a bit of Crash Champions and be a professional board member. Other terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Signature...

General Motors has obliged both collision repair and car insurance industry by refining its assistance with which collision circumstances trigger certain inspections. It has provided more clarity how the inspections could be conducted and declared that certain operations officially weren’t necessary in certain minor damage situations. Nevertheless, there’s still the...

Another consumer advocate has reported encountering multiple instances of vehicles totaled because of erroneously low valuations. Upon further scrutiny, the vehicles’ revised valuations suggested a number of them might have been repairable, according to ZB Claim Services President John Walczuk. The assessment is similar to an analysis by Texas appraiser...

A Ford assuring Farm yearlong study of advanced driver assistance system build data seems to provide further confirmation that such technology can lower the danger for insurers — and then the business coming to body shops. Drilling down to build data revealed that some Ford, Lincoln and Mercury vehicles dating...