The number of certified Auto Glass Safety Council™ (AGSC) technicians has surpassed 3,000 for the first time. This includes technicians who are Qualified and Certified and those who have obtained their Master certifications. AGSC Qualified Technicians are technicians who have passed the AGSC general technician certification test but do not
The spring meetings of the Auto Glass Safety Council™ (AGSC) were held in March in Tampa, Fla. The meetings were the first in which the members of the former National Windshield Repair Association (NWRA) were incorporated into the AGSC. Newly elected to the expanded board of directors was Linda Rollinson
The Auto Glass Safety Council™ (AGSC) and the National Windshield Repair Association (NWRA) recently consolidated into one organization, effective January 1, 2019. Though technically not a merger, NWRA has dissolved its association membership. Its standards and work products have been welcomed into the newly formed division of the AGSC. The
The Auto Glass Safety Council™ (AGSC) will hold an AGSC Insurers’ CEU Forum in San Diego in December. The forum will be held in conjunction with Glass Expo West™ ’19 at the Omni San Diego Hotel. The Insurers’ CEU Forum will be held on Wednesday, December 4, from 9 a.m.
A recent recall in the automotive glass industry is a good reminder why it is important to recommend Auto Glass Safety Council™ (AGSC) Registered Member Companies to your insureds with auto glass claims. In February, a voluntary recall was issued for certain aftermarket replacement windshields sold for use in 2014-2018
The Auto Glass Safety Council™ (AGSC) offers a category of membership specifically for insurers. The membership category, “Automotive Casualty Insurance Companies,” was designed for insurers that wish to show their support for AGSC and the important area of proper auto glass installations. Automotive Casualty Insurance Company membership benefits include: The
The Auto Glass Safety Council™ (AGSC) offers a category of membership specifically for insurers. The membership category, “Automotive Casualty Insurance Companies,” was designed for insurers that wish to show their support for AGSC and the important area of proper auto glass installations. Automotive Casualty Insurance Company membership benefits include: The
There’s an updated Standard in town. The Auto Glass Safety Council™’s (AGSC) AGRSS™ Standards Committee recently approved a revision to the ANSI/ AGSC/AGRSS™ Standard, denoted as ANSI/AGSC/AGRSS 004-2018. After a public comment period, those changes have now been approved by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), which oversees the process
The Auto Glass Safety Council™ (AGSC) and the National Windshield Repair Association (NWRA) will consolidate into one organization, effective January 1, 2019. Though technically not a merger, NWRA will dissolve and its membership, standards and work products will be welcomed into the newly formed Windshield Repair Division of the AGSC.
The Auto Glass Safety Council (AGSC) will hold Insurers’ CEU Forums for the insurance community in both suburban Denver (Aurora), Colo., and Long Island (Uniondale), N.Y., in 2019. The Denver course will be held on Thursday, January 24, 2019, at the Hyatt Regency Aurora-Denver Conference Center in Aurora. The continuing