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CCC's New Report Exposes a Collision Industry Crisis: What's Coming in 2027
CCC just released a new Crash Course report, and the numbers should concern every collision repair business heading into 2027. Claims are declining. Repairable volume ...
EXPOSED: Court Documents Show State Farm’s Plan to Control Auto Claims, DRPs and Collision Repair
For years, collision repair shops have been told that declining claim volumes, increasing total losses, virtual estimating, AI-driven claim reviews, and changing DRP r...
Progressive’s Internal Emails Reveal a New Refinish Fight | Travelers, State Farm & More
Internal insurance company emails. A disputed safety inspection that actually found damage. And two new State Farm legal developments. This week on Collision Coffee T...
Boyd Gerber Falls Hard While Crash Champions Heads to Court. What’s Happening to Collision?
Boyd Gerber just reported a billion-dollar quarter — while its market value has fallen dramatically from its 52-week high. At the same time, Crash Champions is heading...
You Thought DRP Would Protected You. I Think It Helped Build What Replaces You.
For almost twenty years, people in collision repair have said I was too hard on DRP shops. That I was negative. That I hated DRP. That I had changed. They were wrong a...