Flood Follies: Storm-damaged vehicles making way into Canadian used market
Toronto, Ontario — A new report from a personal finance advocacy group is calling for caution among car buyers as a deluge of storm-damaged vehicles floods the Canadian market. Vehicles that are imported into Canada are classified by the condition they are in when they enter the country. According to the report from Money Wise, […]
Regina Recovering: SGI receives more than 3,700 vehicle claims after Regina hailstorm
Regina, Saskatchewan — While the real costs are of course still being tallied up, SGI places the amount of vehicle damage claims they received in the days following Tuesday night’s hailstorm at more than 3,700. Reports of golf ball-sized hail extend as far as Assiniboia, 130 kilometres southwest of the storm’s eye in Regina. “It’s […]
Sledgehammer to the Slammer: Ex-body shop owner found guilty of purposely damaging customers vehicles
Worcester, Massachusetts — A former bodyshop owner in the U.S. has now pleaded guilty to 18 counts of insurance fraud for using mallets, sledgehammers and wood to cause more damage to customers’ vehicles in a case of insurance fraud. Adam Haddad owned Accurate Collision in Worcester, and his security cameras caught him on tape purposely […]
