It actually was a busy week of making people angry and starting fights online. We'll break down how the MN Department Of Insurance is handing out fines moving STP to STFU. State Farm has a few days left on the discovery mandate in Oklahoma. While we wait to see what new delay tactic they will use, let's talk about how they denied their own employees claim who was dying of Cancer.
Pour a cup..... here we go!

Stop me if you've heard this one. A judge is really angry at State Farm and IA was arrested and booked over his email in a Right To Appraisal Umpire decision.

This is a really good episode!
The REAL National Association , ASA and why it has to be our focus in 2026
Bodyshop ICE
Judge Orders State Farm To Produce
Paint Sales Are DOWN
IA’s Arrested!
LKQ Is On the Block
The Wage Crash of 2025
What Job Is Next?
asTech Keeps Talking…. DOJ
AI and Attorneys
The REAL Fraud In Claims

Put on your tin foil hat and pour a cup of coffee. For this episode we're going down the rabbit hole. Learn how the legal battle in Oklahoma with State Farm actually points to a far deeper intent and problem(s) for collision repair shops. We'll also talk about some scams and ICE problems.

You take one week off and things get crazy!

On Monday Opus and asTech officially announced their intent to merge the companies after the story had broke back in November during SEMA. Why wait so long? Well the Department of Justice (DOJ) seems to be interviewing half the industry stating they are doing an anti-trust investigation on the merger. Then for some reason..... last week during CIC, asTech felt the need to head to the mic and beg the industry to forgive them for their GEICO deal.

Yeah, this one is good. Pour an extra large glass of coffee and listen up.

Sometimes the truth is stranger than fiction and the latest statements from Progressive are out there.
Can you imagine the field adjuster 4 weeks on the job that can not change a flat tire is now in charge of the inspections after a collision and customer safety?
Don't worry, they send you a picture.

We took a week off and came back to a new year and new problems within the Collision Repair Industry.
Let's kick this year off right:
German Car Manufactures opposite repair strategies
How Can Propaganda Help Shops With Short Pay
Tesla Keeps Taking Hits
What's the greatest lie told to shops?

It's the Christmas episode. Well really it's just the last episode before Christmas and the industry is taking no time off for the Holiday
In this episode:
State Farm Faces Raketeering Lawsuit in Oklahoma
Copart Uses AI To Call Bodyshops... and fails
asTech Circus Expands With Roadtrips
Progressive Adjuster Qualifications Testing
Claims Fraud and Adjuster Bias With Bodyshops and AI

It seems things are not going to slow down as we enter the last weeks of 2025.
Florida is taking steps to end the way insurers use AI in claims
State Farm Has Comments On AI and How Adjusters Should Adjust
Why are adjusters terrifed of making decisions
Total Loss Strategy or Settlement Negotiation?
Hyundai Paint ADAS Recall Is More Important Than You Think