HSG Code Blue Still Auto Glass Repair and Replacement Claims Processor for Esurance

by Scott on October 25, 2011

The purchase of auto insurance provider Esurance by Allstate this month has led some to speculate on who shall be processing the auto glass repair and replacement claims for the company now, since its transfer to Allstate hands.  While Esurance officials chose not to release comments just yet on that issue, HSG, which has been handling auto glass repair claims for Esurance thus far, has released remarks indicating that the two companies shall continue to work together.

According to the CEO/President of HSG, Paul Gross, it is fairly certain that HSG shall yet be the claims management provider for Esurance for some time, despite the acquisition of the other company by Allstate.  HSG and the San Francisco-based Esurance have worked together for several years, and have even created an environmental programme during that association.  Two years ago, the two companies formed a contract whereby every auto glass claim from an Esurance policyholder that led to a windshield repair (as opposed to a windshield replacement) would see HSG planting a tree.  The environmental campaign was dubbed the “Save a Windshield, Plant a Tree” programme, and was intended to remind the public of the growing concern over windshield replacements sending worrisome numbers of old windshields to landfills.

Programmes and relationships such as these are probably not in any danger with the transfer of ownership to Allstate.   According to industry experts and observers, Esurance shall not be likely to suffer any major upheavals due to the acquisition, and hints from the Allstate executives seem to be in keeping with this prediction.

Allstate Insurance purchased Esurance from the White Mountains Insurance Group for an estimated $1 billion.  The intent was clear: Allstate Insurance is already listed as the second-largest automotive insurance provider in the United States, and many analysts claim that all it needs to move up to first place would be further diversification of its line.

Esurance specializes in online auto insurance solutions, a type of insurance that Allstate has not really expanded on as much as it has its other policy services.  Esurance has also long promoted itself as one of the largest (to be precise, it calls itself the third-largest) online automotive insurance providers and managers, whether for auto glass repair claims or other collision repairs.  The purchase of the company by Allstate, then, was intended to open Allstate to a new sort of consumer, one rather different from the company’s usual demographic.

Allstate has declared that it shall be keeping the current location of Esurance’s headquarters.  There have yet to be any other statements as to the company’s plans and whether or not the retention of HSG as the auto glass repair management provider is confirmed, as both Esurance and Allstate executives have been refraining from comment in light of what is called the temporary adjustment period.

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Auto Glass Repair Legend Ray Asbery Mourned by Industry

by Scott on October 25, 2011

Ray Asbery, the CEO of the auto glass repair and replacement tool producer Equalizer, recently passed away of what are suspected to have been complications with his back surgery some years ago.  Asbery had not been going through the best of convalescence periods, according to insiders, although his death late last September on the 27th was still unexpected to most.  His contributions to the auto glass repair industry were remembered after his passing, for Asbery spent a great deal of his life trying to improve and establish best practices for the trade.

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Before he was the CEO of Equalizer, Asbery actually started out as an auto glass installer working under the Globe Glass brand.  Drawing on his experience from that previous occupation, Asbery went on to develop a set of auto glass tools that he hoped would bring about improvements and positive developments to the way glass installations were performed.  Asbery’s hope was realised and he went on in the late 1980s to found the company known as Equalizer, which supplies a great many windshield repair and replacement shops at present.  Equalizer’s emphasis, like Asbery’s, is in the progress of auto glass tools into newer and better forms of technology, and even now various industry representatives recall Asbery’s contributions as being evocative of his love for progress and belief in the trade’s evolution.

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Asbery was buried early this October, on a Monday, and at the Cook Walden Cemetery.  Many representatives of the auto glass industry sent and expressed their condolences to Asbery’s family, including his wife and two children.  One of his children, Eric Asbery, is currently the president of Asbery’s company.

Asbery’s Equalizer has long expressed its goal to be a leading provider, marketer, and developer of the best auto glass repair and replacement tools in the world, and it has certainly kept true to that aim throughout the years.  Ever since its inception in 1987, Equalizer has only continued to progress in strength, maintaining constant contact with the most advanced, freshest technologies being developed in the industry.  Equalizer’s staff actually moves throughout the world to search for new opportunities to bring better products to more auto glass shops, and is a notable participant in many conventions, events, and gatherings being held on the subject of auto glass repair.  It is also known for being a company always in search of innovative people, seeking out the most promising inventions for the industry and approaching them with offers to help develop and patent the technology.  Equalizer has thus been involved in the active encouragement of innovation in auto glass throughout the years, fostering as it has dozens of inventors and original thinkers.  Equalizer is currently based in Round Rock, Texas.

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Landmark Ohio Statue Discovered to Be in Dire Need of Termite Treatment

by Scott on October 25, 2011

In West Akron, Ohio, the well-known Chief Rotaynah statue was found to be in need of termite treatment as officials inspected it for signs of water and termite damage. The 36-foot statue of a Native American chief’s head and headdress was inspected by local authorities and the feathers of the headpiece—which come to 16 feet in height and approximately 1360 kg (3000 lbs) in weight—were found to have been so damaged by termites and other elements that they were only remaining attached to the rest of the artwork by a piece of termite-rotted wood smaller than a man’s palm.

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Frightened for the community’s safety, local officials decided to remove the feathers and put them away in storage for the moment as further inspections go on to see if the remainder of Chief Rotaynah may yet be salvaged. Termite treatment officials remark that this is, in a way, not unexpected. When the artist who made this statue carved it, he used oak, a wood not entirely known for its resistance to termites. As such, termite control experts say, it would have been wise for Ohio authorities to give the statue termite treatments long before, in the interests of preserving the artwork.

The statue, which was carved by Florida artist Peter Toth, was sculpted as part of his series celebrating the native peoples in various localities, a series he has dubbed the Trail of the Whispering Giants. This “trail” extends from North America and Canada all the way across the Atlantic and to Europe.

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Toth has expressed interest in creating a second statue if Ohio officials require it, but has also made a stipulation that a suitable piece of wood has to be found first. West Akron officials as well as the concerned organizations of the local community are currently in the process of raising funds for Toth to create a second statue, as suspicions are high that the remaining part of Chief Rotaynah has been damaged beyond repair as well. They are hoping, in particular, to be able to satisfy Toth’s request for redwood (sequoia) as the material to be used for the next statue.

Redwood is not easy to find or ship, as it is considered a species that is already dependent on conservation for its existence. The sequoia is, however, a historically important tree for North America, as may be guessed from its name (which comes from a Cherokee patriarch, Sequoia). Furthermore, the sequoia is also known to have significant resistance to termites and other wood-eating insects, which may be another important reason for Toth’s request of it. This resistance does not mean that officials may forgo the termite treatment arrangements in the future for the next statue, however.

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