Focus Advisors predicts ‘significant’ consolidation this year, ‘Big Five’ now hold 30% of market share
— February 18, 2025Focus Advisors anticipates a continuation of significant consolidation in the collision repair industry
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State Farm expands calibration pilot with Opus to four new states
— February 13, 2025State Farm communicated details in an email on Tuesday announcing the expansion of their calibration
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Repairers lament ‘free’ days of storage they say proposed BAR regs would allow
— February 10, 2025Repairers and the California Auto Body Association (CAA) have taken issue with proposed towing and storage
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California officials defer annual licensure fees, remind insurers of disaster coverage obligations
— February 6, 2025To help small businesses and workers in Los Angeles and Ventura counties impacted by the ongoing wildfires
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South Dakota bill would curb deductible waiving by ‘bad actor’ auto body shops
— January 31, 2025A bill brought by the South Dakota Auto Body Association aimed at curbing repairer insurance fraud was
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Ontario increases threshold to report collision to $5,000 as cost of repair rises
— January 13, 2025Ontario has increased the threshold of loss needed to report a collision from $2,000 to $5,000 due the
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Upcoming CIC meeting will cover the customer’s role in repairs, California solvent regulations and more
— January 8, 2025The Collision Industry Conference (CIC) will hold its first 2025 meeting on Jan. 22 in Palm Springs,
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More shops paid for radar power tests, pre- and post-repair scans; fewer for in-process scans
— January 7, 2025Nearly half of the shops that responded to the 2024 fourth quarter “Who Pays for What?” survey
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CTA deadline once again on hold as Court of Appeals vacates decision it made days before
— December 30, 2024More than 32 million businesses have been at the whim of the U.S. justice system as multiple court decisions
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Court of Appeals reverses CTA injunction, reinstating Jan. 1 deadline to file ownership information
— December 24, 2024The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled in favor of the U.S. Department of Justice reversing
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