Sustainability Sessions: Solera and Simplicity Car Care host Automotive Industry Sustainability Summit
Toronto, Ontario — Simplicity Car Care and Solera Audatex joined forces on Tuesday in Toronto to host an inaugural Automotive Industry Sustainability Summit dedicated to paving a road to net-zero in the collision repair and auto claims economies. Highlighting the event was the joint launch of The Canadian Claims Economy Sustainability Council a joint initiative […]
Winter Wipeouts: More than 300 crashes reported in Edmonton, Alberta following first major snowfall
Edmonton, Alberta — More than 300 crashes have been reported to the city in Edmonton, Alberta following the first major snowfall of the season, which began Tuesday morning. On Tuesday, 227 people reported a crash to Accident Support Services International Ltd. (ASSI), which runs the city’s collision reporting centres. Of those 227 crashes, 28 vehicles […]
On Track with Trends: Length of rental drops from 18.1 days to 16.8 days in Q2, Enterprise report says
Toronto, Ontario — New report, same problems—supply chain disruptions and parts and labour shortages have led to slightly longer rental periods for drivers across much of the country, according to Enterprise’s Q2 length of rental report. On a national scale, LOR increased by 0.8 from 16 to 16.8 days in 2023. This rate falls in […]
D’oh Plow: Collision with uncertified snowplow leads MPI to sue small town
Winnipeg, Manitoba — The western Manitoba municipality of Minitonas-Bowsman is now the subject of a lawsuit leveled by the province’s public insurance corporation, following a collision involving a snowplow and a 2021 Ford Edge Titanium. MPI is seeking $38,586 in damages, alleging in the lawsuit that the municipality allowed an individual to operate a Toromont Cat […]
Crashes of All Kinds: B.C. sees uptick in crash frequency, dip in severity, updated ICBC data says
Vancouver, British Columbia — British Columbia experienced nearly 25,000 more auto crashes in 2022 than 2021, but otherwise experienced somewhat reduced crash severity, according ICBC’s most recent data. The province’s lower mainland was the most notably affected by this overall nine percent increase in crashes, experiencing an uptick of 18,117 crashes out of the total […]
Painting with Patience: Refinish times on the rise, according to new Enterprise LOR report
Toronto, Ontario — Enterprise’s latest Length of Rental report is out and comes bearing the news that the average first quarter rental length is up by three full days from last year, as parts and labour shortages persist throughout the industry. The report notes that while this spike in national average LOR from Q1 2022 […]
Getting it Right: MPI to hire consultant to guide $290 million ‘Project Nova’ online transition
Winnipeg, Manitoba — Manitoba Public Insurance’s move to an online platform has been wrought with delays since it was first announced in 2019, though the provincial insurer said Wednesday that it will be hiring a consultant to oversee the project through to its new launch date in the 2025/26 fiscal year. The consultant that will […]
Common Goals: ELC Solutions v-p speaks on co-operation between repairers, tow truck operators at CCIF Toronto
Toronto, Ontario — Tough times can sometimes raise tensions among the various partners in the collision industry, but Lane Bailey, vice president of ELC Solutions and former insurance industry investigator, urged a CCIF Toronto audience audience on Friday not to paint all towers with the same brush when negotiating. Bailey’s talk was entitled “Navigating the […]
Hall of Shame: MPI releases ‘Top 5 Frauds’ list for 2022
Winnipeg, Manitoba — The holiday season is over, and with that we as humans may resume the regularly scheduled fear and suspicion we love to direct toward one another, spurred on in part by things like the MPI “Top 5 Frauds” list of 2022, released just last week. Whether you like to shake your head […]
Winter, All at Once: ICBC reports 94 percent spike in claims as west coast gets first major snowfall
Vancouver, British Columbia — Canada’s west coast is feeling the effects of its first major snowfall in not just its collective chilly toes, but in a 94 percent spike in collision claims recorded from Nov. 22 to this past Tuesday, according to a press release from ICBC. From the period of Nov. 22 to Nov. […]
