The Accessor Spring 2025 Web - Flipbook - Page 3
CONTENTS
JOURNAL
IAEA | 1932-2025
NEWS
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NEWS
CELEBRATING 93 YEARS
SPRING 2025
Updates from across the automotive claims industry.
MEMBERS
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IAEA MEMBERSHIP SURVEY
The IAEA invites readers of The Assessors Journal to take
part in a Member Engagement Survey.
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LONDON REGION MEETING
Stephen Hurst and Jonathan Ashworth from JDA Key
Forensics talk about fraud and key-related crimes.
NOEL MAHER, IAEA IRISH REGION CHAIRMAN
Irish Regional Chairman, Noel Maher was involvement in
a consumer trading standards complaint case.
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IAEA BENEVOLENT FUND UPDATE
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KEEPING THE PUBLIC SAFE
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The IAEA Benevolent Fund recently helped out a
long-standing IAEA Member.
Mark Brown, Automotive Engineer Assessor, Forensic
Vehicle Examiner & Expert Witness, examined 21 cars on
a recent case which hit the headlines.
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ALLDATA X THE IAEA
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ADAM MURRAY AWARD
A NEW agreement gives IAEA members preferential
access to ALLDATA Repair.
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At the ATF Professional Vehicle Recycling Awards 2024,
former IAEA President, Adam Murray (2009/2010 and
2015/2017), received the Outstanding Individual Award.
FEATURES
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ITAS UPDATE
The IAEA’s IT and support service provider, ITAS, is
introducing a series of conferences this year for approved
repair networks.
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ITAI CRASH DAY
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SPARK OUT
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THATCHAM TECHNICAL
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NEW STANDARD TO REPLACE PAS 2060
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ASSOCIATIONS ASSEMBLE
Essential information ahead of the popular ITAI Crash Day
in Derbyshire in July.
Automotive Engineer, Ralph Hosier, asks: “when is a
damaged EV scrap?”.
The charge of the Chinese VMs is continuing apace as
Dean Lander reports.
PAS 2060, the environmental standard for carbon
neutrality, is coming to an end in December 2025.
Views from the IAEA feature in Modern Insurance
Magazine.
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AUTOMOTIVE DESIGN
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ENGINEERING ROLE ROUND-UP
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FIEA BOARD MEETING IN BARCELONA
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DIARY DATES
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Andrew Marsh discusses the design dilemmas facing
consumers and how these might eventually impact on the
motor claims industry.
A look at some of the latest vacancies in the motor
engineering sector.
The FIEA’s report for The Assessors Journal, from the
Board Meeting held in January 2025 in Barcelona.
Key industry events.
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