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WEBState Farm No. 1 in full-year 2023 premiums written, Q2 2024 new business climbs for Progressive July 25, 2024. Ranked by 2023 total net premiums written (NPW), State Farm remains No. 1 property ...
Buying a scan tool? Make sure it’s meant for the U.S. market
WEBNov 26, 2021 · A search by Repairer Driven News on Wednesday turned up many X-431 V+ scan tools for sale online, including one on Amazon with a price of $1,199. Nowhere in that ad was there any information about ...
Parts shortage, supply chain disruptions continue to affect new car ...
WEBJan 23, 2023 · The Associated Press reports that computer chip shortages as well as a lack of other automotive parts “continued to hobble” the U.S. auto industry last year and contributed to an 8% drop in ...
OEM certifications added to State Farm shop locator
WEBJun 1, 2021 · 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 one have yet ...
Class action lawsuit takes USAA to court over thousands of total …
WEBFeb 18, 2022 · A USAA employee used CCC Valuescope to appraise the value of the car at $2,728 and that repairing it would cost $8,859 so it was deemed a total loss, according to the suit. Letot disputed the ...
State Farm expands use of aftermarket parts in its network to all …
WEBDec 8, 2022 · State Farm has informed members of its direct repair program (DRP) that it is reintroducing the use of certain non-OEM parts when adjusting estimates and settling claims, beginning Dec. 12.
Allstate outlines scanning policy, reimbursement for DRP auto …
WEBFeb 22, 2021 · The remote scan provider asTech charges $50 per pre-scan and $50 per post-scan (except for Porsche, which is $100) under its new pricing announced last year. If either scan finds anything or ...
AsTech to offer official OEM scan reports to repairers
WEBSep 27, 2021 · AsTech has announced that it will begin offering its customers official OEM scan tool reports as an optional supplement to the comprehensive reports provided through its remote scanning and diagnos…
UPDATE: Service King to merge with Crash Champions in August
WEBJul 14, 2022 · Service King will merge with Crash Champions, according to a Crash Champions internal memo circulating on social media. Crash Champions Founder and CEO Matt Ebert wrote in the memo addressing ...
Hyundai launches Certified Collision Repair Program in partnership …
WEBDec 13, 2022 · Hyundai has launched a new Hyundai Certified Collision Repair Program, to be administered and managed by the Assured Performance Network. The program will “identify, certify, and promote ...