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Ford Motor Company recently updated all of its collision position statements, clarifying its stance on the use of non-OEM parts and designating pre- and post-repair scanning “required,” among other changes. All 11 updated Ford and Lincoln collision position...
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As renewal season approaches, many business owners are finding themselves faced with double-digit premium increases from traditional health insurance carriers. These rising costs make it increasingly difficult to provide competitive benefits while maintaining control...
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October 2025 Collision Corner TOTAL LOSSES CONTINUING TO CLIMB – Through April 2025, 22.6% of all claims were declared Total losses, a 0.9-point increase from the same period in 2024. Contributing factors include declining used vehicle values, which are now...
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September 2025 collision corner Managing Your Cyber Risk – NWACA Collision Lunch & Learn – September 9th, 2025, from: 12:00 to 1:00 pm Click HERE to register. Cybercrime is one of the fastest-growing and most dynamic exposures in business today. Hardly a...
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With the reduced claims volume in 2024 and early 2025, the percentage of shops charging customers some amount beyond their deductible to cover “short-pays” by insurers has slipped this year – but only modestly. Among about 300 shops responding to CRASH Network’s...
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Oregon is poised to become one of the first states to explicitly extend consumer privacy protections to data collected by modern vehicles, following the passage of House Bill 3785 by both chambers of the state Legislature and the governor’s signature. The bill,...
