CIECA NEWS & EVENTS

CIECA announced that its next CIECAST webinar is scheduled for Tuesday, May 24 at 11 am PDT/1 pm CDT/2 pm EDT: “Data Sharing in the Collision Industry and Its Unintended Consequences.” The one-hour webinar will feature Pete Tagliapietra, managing director at DATATOUCH, LLC.

 

During the live broa...

05-09-2022 04:14 PM - Comment(s)

CIECA has formed a new Standards Development Committee focused on OEM repair procedures and build sheet data. All industry stakeholders, including CIECA and non-CIECA members, are invited to join.

 

“CIECA’s Emerging Technologies Committee was reviewing pain points in the collision industry and d...

05-05-2022 01:05 PM - Comment(s)

Origami Risk has become a CIECA Corporate Member. Established in 2009, the company provides integrated software as a service (SaaS) solutions for insurers, managing general agents (MGAs), third-party administrators (TPAs), brokers and others across the insurance value chain. 


Brian Atencio, tech...

04-28-2022 12:40 PM - Comment(s)

CIECA is holding a contest to create an avatar graphic for the 

CIECA Open APIs (CAPIS) initiative. The contest is open to those who are at least 18 and employed in the collision industry.


Grand Prize: $250 Amazon gift card 


All entries are due by May 15.


The winner will be announced...

04-12-2022 08:09 AM - Comment(s)

CIECA announced that its first standards release of the year, the 2022R1, will be available to members on April 20, 2022. As part of CIECA’s Technical Series, the organization will host a CIECAST webinar about the 2022R1 on Thursday, April 28, at 1...

03-29-2022 10:24 PM - Comment(s)

The Collision Industry Electronic Commerce Association (CIECA) is a non-profit organization that develops and promotes electronic communication standards that allow the collision industry to be more efficient.

 

The standards are used by ...

03-28-2022 11:27 AM - Comment(s)

Axalta Coating Systems, established in 1866, is a global coatings company serving the refinish, mobility and industrial markets. The publicly-traded company employs 13,000 globally and is focused on providing customers with innovative, colorful and sustainable solutions. With more than 150 years of ...

03-28-2022 10:54 AM - Comment(s)

Auto-Motive Protection (AMP) Bureau has become a CIECA member. AMP Bureau is a consumer advocate organization formed to protect consumers and the resale value of their vehicles after a collision repair. Established in 2014, the company is the result of an amalgamation of National Transferable Lifeti...

03-15-2022 10:39 AM - Comment(s)

Dents.co has become a CIECA Corporate Member. Jonathan Pyle founded the company in 2020 with the vision to build tools for the collision repair industry that would increase trust between industry stakeholders by providing transparency to the estimating and repair process.


Dents.co’s flagship product ...

03-10-2022 02:25 PM - Comment(s)

CIECA announced that its next CIECAST webinar is scheduled for Thursday, March 24 at 11 am PST/1 pm CST/ 2 pm EST: “Using Technology to Communicate Effectively With Customers.” The one-hour webinar will feature Dean Fisher, collision president for Driven Brands, and Jim Keller, president and CEO of ...

03-01-2022 04:07 PM - Comment(s)

The 3M Company has become a CIECA Corporate member. Established in 1902 in Two Harbors, Minnesota, 3M is an American multinational conglomerate corporation operating in the fields of industry, worker safety, health care and consumer goods. With global headquarters in St. Paul, Minnesota, 3M has more...

02-17-2022 09:55 AM - Comment(s)

EagleMMS has joined CIECA as a Corporate Member. The company was founded by two brothers, Yanni and Alex Koutmos, in 2020. Yanni is an eight-year veteran of the auto body industry, having spent one year as a certified appraiser on the insurance side and then seven years as a frame technician and bod...

02-10-2022 09:58 AM - Comment(s)

During the Collision Industry Electronic Commerce (CIECA) Board of Trustees meeting in Phoenix, AZ, on January 19, the organization’s Board of Trustees elected the following officers for 2022:

 

Chairman: Phil Martinez, Mitchell International, an Enlyte Company

 

Vice Chair: Greg Best, Califor...

02-03-2022 11:20 AM - Comment(s)

CIECA announced that its next CIECAST webinar is scheduled for Thursday, February 17 at 11 am PST/1 pm CST/ 2 pm EST: “Information Privacy and the Impacts to the Collision Industry & Customers.” The one-hour webinar will feature Brandon Laur, vice president of business development and client exp...

02-01-2022 01:08 PM - Comment(s)

DCR Systems has joined CIECA as a Corporate Member. Based in Ohio, DCR Systems develops on-site accident repair facilities for auto dealers seeking to outsource this function as an additional fixed operation. The company was founded in 2004 and has nine operating production cells in four states: Mas...

01-18-2022 10:35 AM - Comment(s)
Widewail recently became a CIECA member. Launched in 2018 by Matt and Angi Murray, Widewail is a reputation management technology and services company located on the shores of Lake Champlain in Burlington, VT. With a focus on managed services and review generation as part of an organic sea...
01-14-2022 03:33 PM - Comment(s)

CIECA announced that its next CIECAST webinar is scheduled for Thursday, January 27 at 11 am PST/1 pm CST/ 2 pm EST: “2022 and the New Norm in the Collision Industry.” The one-hour webinar will feature Susanna Gotsch, senior director, industry analyst, for CCC Intelligent Solutions.

 

Gotsch said...

01-06-2022 03:06 PM - Comment(s)

What's new in your business segment? 

Are the standards meeting your needs? 

What changes would you like to see?


As CIECA begins creating CIECA API Standards—the next generation of industry standards—we need your input! Members and interested parties are encouraged to attend any of the f...

01-04-2022 10:35 AM - Comment(s)

Founded in 1957 by Jack Taylor, Enterprise has long served the replacement rental needs of car insurers and repair service providers. While Taylor focused his business in neighborhoods, competitors targeted airport business. ...

12-22-2021 01:49 PM - Comment(s)


Founded in 1957 by Jack Taylor, Enterprise has long served the replacement rental needs of car insurers and repair service providers. While Taylor focused his business in neighborhoods, competitors targeted airport business. Over the years, Enterprise Holdings has grown to become the world’s largest...

12-22-2021 11:01 AM - Comment(s)