Collision coverage losses rose 4.1% in the second quarter of 2026 as paid claim cost jumped 11.5%, outweighing a 13th consecutive quarter of year-over-year claim count declines, according to ISS Fast Track data. collisionweek.com/2026/10/23…

LKQ Corp. names former Veritiv CEO Sal Abbate president and CEO, effective Dec. 15. Justin Jude and LKQ Europe chief Andy Hamilton depart, LKQ withdraws 2026 guidance and Alvarez & Marsal is retained to advise on Europe. collisionweek.com/2026/10/23…

At its first IA & TPA Summit, Solera had attendees pick a business problem in a workshop, then its engineers used AI development tools to build a working prototype and demonstrate it the same day. collisionweek.com/2026/10/23…

BendPak opens its third U.S. distribution center, in Connecticut, extending two-day delivery of lifts and shop equipment to 92% of the U.S. population. The hub now serves New England, the Mid-Atlantic and parts of the Great Lakes. collisionweek.com/2026/10/23…

More than 200 Taiwanese suppliers of body parts, lighting, electronics, tools and equipment will exhibit at AAPEX 2026, Nov. 3-5 in Las Vegas, through a government-organized Team Taiwan pavilion at Booth V19622. collisionweek.com/2026/10/23…

GEICO is deploying Entegral, Enterprise Mobility's claims technology unit, for claim routing, repair-provider selection and repair appointment communications with policyholders. collisionweek.com/2026/10/22…

Protech Automotive Solutions has joined the Opus IVS ADAS MAP Pro network as a Premier ADAS Calibration Provider, giving repairers using Opus IVS technology access to Protech's national diagnostics and calibration services. #ADAS collisionweek.com/2026/10/22…

Caliber has promoted Erica Paschal to chief procurement officer, effective immediately, putting procurement, OE strategy and specialized parts ordering for its more than 1,800 centers under one executive. collisionweek.com/2026/10/22…

AAA reports 15 roadside service providers were killed in Slow Down, Move Over incidents in 2025. Six involved hit-and-run drivers and five involved impaired drivers. collisionweek.com/2026/10/21…

Universal Technical Institute cut the ribbon on UTI-Atlanta in Smyrna, Ga., its first Georgia campus. The 150,000-square-foot facility is designed to serve about 1,500 students, and NAPA committed $75,000 in scholarships. collisionweek.com/2026/10/21…

AkzoNobel plans to sell its European vehicle refinish business to win EU approval of its roughly $25 billion Axalta merger. CEO Greg Poux-Guillaume said that and Axalta's North American wood coatings sale are the only remedies regulators have requested. collisionweek.com/2026/10/21…

Chubb named Lisa Wilson head of North America Claims, overseeing claim handling across commercial and personal lines. Jamie Trish and Norm Rafsol also move into new global claims roles reporting to Kevin Rampe. collisionweek.com/2026/10/21…

Auto claim frequency through September was down 3.5%, compared with an 8.3% decline in the same period of 2025, according to CCC's Crash Course 2026 Mid-Year Update. Repairable estimates fell 5.4% while total loss valuations rose 1.1%. collisionweek.com/2026/10/19…

Allstate's Arity has agreed to acquire substantially all the assets of Bellevue, Washington-based INRIX, putting INRIX's traffic and roadway data inside an insurer-owned analytics business. Terms were not disclosed. collisionweek.com/2026/10/19…

AASP/NJ has opened exhibitor registration for NORTHEAST 2027, the 50th year of its Automotive Services Show, set for March 19-21, 2027. The education program adds full-day mechanical sessions and Spanish-language courses. collisionweek.com/2026/10/19…

AkzoNobel shareholders will vote Nov. 30 on adopting the Axanzo N.V. name for the company emerging from its merger with Axalta and on the final three board seats. The merger is now expected to close in early 2027. collisionweek.com/2026/10/19…

Vehicle insurance is now the fastest-growing cost of owning and operating a vehicle, driven in part by the cost of repairing ADAS-equipped vehicles, according to a new Center for Automotive Research white paper. collisionweek.com/2026/10/16…

Copart has completed its approximately $1.9 billion acquisition of ACV Auctions at $10.50 per share in cash. ACV will operate as an independent Copart subsidiary under its existing leadership team. collisionweek.com/2026/10/16…

ADAS Assist has launched a platform that reads a collision repair estimate, identifies the ADAS calibrations the repair requires and links each result to the governing OEM procedure. #ADAS collisionweek.com/2026/10/16…

Fix Auto UK has signed its 150th repair center, a former cotton mill in Darwen, England, that father-and-son franchise partners Stephen and Sam Smith will develop as their fifth location, Fix Auto Blackburn. collisionweek.com/2026/10/16…