Appraisal Assistant: Solera unveils ‘Intelligent Triage’ FNOL appraisal system
Toronto, Ontario — With the launch of Solera’s Intelligent Triage platform, estimating has never been so easy, and the company says it is prepared to revolutionize the first notice of loss (FNOL) process with this new browser-based software. Solera says this new piece of software allows for fast and accurate damage appraisals that can assess […]
Carrossier Cash: Québec invests $2 million into technician, estimator training
Trois-Rivières, Québec — Québec is giving a big boost to its bodyshop sector, as the province’s labour minister announced a $2,109,160 investment into training for technicians and estimators. Minister Jean Boulet announced the investment in his home riding of Trois-Rivières where he stipulated that $1,672,985 of the total investment will be used to develop specific […]
The Gift of Guess: The tale of Canada’s greatest estimator
Travers, Alberta — Donny Carperson is just about the best estimator a shop could ask for—he’s honest, thorough, and can predict just about anything—and it became a problem for his former co-workers. “Yeah, Donny was great when he first joined the team,” said general manager of Crash’n’Dash Collision, Bodhi Shopman. “He always came in right […]
First course on plastic damage assessment
By CRM Staff Toronto, Ontario — August 13, 2018 — Accountable Estimating has paired up with Polyvance to introduce the industry’s first educational course about plastic part damage assessment. Estimating Plastic Repair is the online training course designed to teach estimators how to properly assess the repairability of the plastic components on a vehicle. The course […]