Editor’s note: In the latest in an I-CAR column series on industry issues, business development Director Elise Quadrozzi writes that training can be useful for insurers — who…
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CORRECTION: An earlier version of this article mistakenly described both front and rear 2016 Honda bumper beams as aluminum. The rear bumper beam is ultra-high-strength steel…
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An Atlanta television station has scrutinized GEICO’s encouragement of customers to use ABRA — which led to allegedly unsafe repair work on two vehicles. In what…
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Democratic Attorney General Jim Hood, who in July asked for meetings with insurers following allegations they’ve pressured body shops, has won another term. Hood, who will…
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California Casualty will integrate claims into PartsTrader for optional use by Missouri direct repair program shops starting Nov. 17, an internal email provided to Repairer Driven News…
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The Database Enhancement Gateway, which allows repairers to make inquiries and suggestions of the Big 3 estimating providers, has been augmented this year to provide…
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When OEMs demand repairers buy particular joining tool brands rather than allow any equipment meeting general specifications, it’s not because they’ve got it in for your…
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The days of fixing a car based on your own skill and experience alone are over. You’ve got to reference and follow the OEM procedures every time….
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The main event of the Society of Collision Repair Specialists’ Repairer Driven Education series begins today, and we’ll help those who aren’t in Vegas for…
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CARSTAR Mundelein co-owner Jeanne Silver was named Wednesday to the collision industry’s Hall of Eagles, the first hall of fame inductee since 2012. “I’m so, so…
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