CANADIAN COLLISION INDUSTRY FORUM (CCIF) TORONTO, FEBRUARY 1, 2014

A total of 377 repairers, insurers and suppliers representing the insurance claims and collision repair industries attended the Canadian Collision Industry Forum (CCIF) meeting on February 1 in Toronto. Leanne Jefferies, director of collision programs for AIA Canada, welcomed the group and introduced speakers of the day. These included Tom Bissonnette of Parr Autobody in Saskatoon, outgoing CCIF chairman; Larry Jefferies, CCIF chairman for 2014; Andrew King, managing partner at DesRosiers Automotive Consultants; Marc Honorat, founder of Haiti ARISE; and Doug Kirk, global services support manager at Akzo Nobel. Discussing top CCIF action items, a panel discussion ensued, with input received from members of the CCIF Steering Committee: Joe Carvalho of Economical Insurance; David Adams of Global Automakers of Canada; Paul Prochilo of Prochillo Brothers Collision; and Bruce Hemstreet of CARSTAR, Lethbridge and Medicine Hat).