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Collision Repair

IBIS Preview: John Fearn on the coming era of ‘connected claims’

By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — March 16, 2016 — Spring is coming and so is the annual IBIS conference. Industry professionals will gather in Barcelona, Spain this May for the event. As the exclusive Canadian Media Partner for IBIS, Collision Repair magazine is bringing you previews of some of the speakers that will appear. […]

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Jean Charles Dupuis of Fix Auto on insurer relations, KPIs and a ‘truly global’ network

By Mike Davey Montreal, Quebec — March 8, 2016 — There are close ties between the collision repair business and the insurance industry, so it’s no surprise that the latest executive to join Fix Auto has deep experience on the insurance side of the business. Collision Repair magazine recently sat down with Jean Charles Dupuis, […]

Jean Charles Dupuis of Fix Auto.

Ontario budget takes aim at insurance fraud

Toronto, Ontario — February 28, 2016 — The government of Ontario has plans to establish a “serious fraud office” with a special focus on auto insurance fraud. The announcement was included in the budget recently announced by Ontario Minister of Finance Charles Sousa. “Auto insurance fraud continues to be a serious problem and has plagued […]

Ontario Minister of Finance Charles Sousa released the province's budget recently, which included statements about the province's plan to establish a serious fraud office focused on auto claims.

Ottawa’s CARSTAR Southbank opens new appraisal centre

Hamilton, Ontario — February 24, 2016 — CARSTAR Canada has announced the opening of CARSTAR Southbank Appraisal, located at 1255 Johnston Road in Ottawa, Ontario. CARSTAR Southbank Appraisal is located in the Southbank Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram dealership. According to a statement from CARSTAR, the drive-in appraisal centre offers a quick and easy encounter, while […]

CARSTAR Southbank Appraisal franchise partners. From left: Guy Parker, Dealer Principal; Louise Michaud, Collision Manager and Paul Monette, Glass Manager.

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Better customer service drives Intact’s new store in Calgary

By Jeff Sanford Calgary, Alberta — February 23, 2016 — The collision repair industry just entered a new era. Intact Insurance has opened a new service centre in Calgary that provides a new level of customer engagement when it comes to collision repair. In an interview with Collision Repair magazine, Mike Van Elsberg, Deputy Senior […]

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Fix Auto names Jean Charles Dupuis as Senior VP and COO

Montreal, Quebec — February 18, 2016 — Fix Auto Canada’s new Senior VP and Chief Operations Officer has deep experience on the insurance side of the business. Jean Charles Dupuis has over 20 years of experience in various strategic executive positions, including as as Chief Information Officer and Vice President Information Technology at MASS Insurance […]

Jean Charles Dupuis.

CCIF insurer panel looks at KPIs and collaboration between segments

By Mike Davey Toronto, Ontario — February 11, 2016 — It’s rare that a group of repairers gets to hear multiple representatives of major insurance companies discuss the challenges of the collision repair industry. The Canadian Collision Industry Forum (CCIF) offered just such an opportunity through an insurer panel discussion. The insurer panel took place […]

The insurer panel at CCIF. From left: Luc Ruest, Tony Mammone, Tony Sutera and moderator Larry Jefferies.

Autonomous vehicles may lower collision rates by up to 80 percent

By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — February 4, 2016 — The era of driverless cars and trucks is coming fast. Is your organization prepared? For those looking to keep up with the emerging trend of automated vehicles (AVs) the Conference Board of Canada will host the first Canadian conference on AVs, this coming April 19 […]

Autonomous vehicles have moved well beyond the prototype stage and are expected to be on roads by 2020.

Assessing Canada’s P&C sector in the era of radically low interest rates

By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — February 2, 2016 — This past week Aviva Canada announced it would buy up the assets of RBC’s general insurance arm. The deal was a relatively small one for the insurance industry, with about $582 million changing hands to seal the deal. Around 575 RBC Insurance employees will become […]

Interest rates have been at extremely low levels for some time. This has wide ranging impacts on the insurance industry.

CCIF reports progress on standardized First Notice of Loss

By Mike Davey Toronto, Ontario — February 2, 2016 — A standardized First Notice of Loss (FNOL) could be of benefit to both repairers and insurers, streamlining a portion of the pre-repair claims process. Thanks to the ongoing efforts of the Canadian Collision Industry Forum (CCIF), the industry is closer to realizing these benefits than […]

Larry Jefferies, past Chairman of CCIF, updated attendees at the latest meeting in Vaughan on current progress to standardize First Notice of Loss assignments.

Saskatchewan police targeting distracted drivers

Regina, Saskatchewan — February 1, 2016 — Police across Saskatchewan will be watching for people using cellphones to talk, text, email or surf the internet while driving. They will also be on the lookout for other distracted drivers, such as those eating, putting on makeup or programming a GPS. Drivers will be issued a ticket […]

Saskatchewan police are targeting distracted drivers in February, and SGI has rolled out a new ad campaign to discourage dangerous practices such as texting while driving.

Report: Forward collision warning systems effective in preventing rear-end collisions

By Mike Davey Toronto, Ontario — February 1, 2016 — It looks like collision warning systems and automatic braking are effective at reducing the number of certain types of collisions, according to a recently released report by the US-based Insurance Institute of Highway Safety (IIHS). The study, “Effectiveness of Forward Collision Warning Systems with and […]

A report released by the Insurance Institute of Highway Safety indicates that forward collision warnings, especially when combined with autonomous braking systems, are effective in reducing the number of rear-end crashes.

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