Nationwide Collision Repair in Kearny, NJ
Nationwide will suggest a shop from their network. New Jersey law is clear that the decision is yours, not theirs.
We will take the claim, the adjuster and the paperwork off your hands from the moment you drop the car off.
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Taking Your Nationwide Claim to an Independent Shop
Keeping the Claim Moving
Most of the frustration in a claim is not the repair, it is the waiting: for an adjuster to look at it, for an authorization, for a part. A repair that takes two weeks of work can take five weeks of calendar if nobody is pushing it along.
That chasing is part of what we do. We submit promptly, follow up on authorizations rather than waiting for them, and order parts the moment they are authorized. When something genuinely is out of our hands, you hear it from us instead of wondering.
Rental Coverage and Loss of Use
If your Nationwide policy includes rental coverage it is usually capped: a daily amount, a number of days, or both. Those days burn while the car sits waiting for an adjuster just as fast as they do while we are working on it, which is a good reason not to let it sit. We plan the schedule around the coverage you actually have and tell you honestly if the repair is likely to outlast it.
Your Right to Choose the Repairer
N.J.S.A. 17:33B-36.1 prohibits an insurer from requiring you to use a particular repair facility. Name Mickey's Auto Body at 282 Schuyler Avenue in Kearny when you report the claim and that is all that is needed.
What the Repair Includes
A full inspection rather than a walk-around, structural measurement where the impact warrants it, OEM parts throughout, refinishing mixed to your factory paint code and blended into the neighboring panels, and a written workmanship guarantee.
More on how claims work at our shop on the insurance claims page, or book an estimate and we will take it from there.
- Report the claim to Nationwide as normal
- Name Mickey's Auto Body in Kearny as your repairer
- Bring the vehicle in for a written estimate
- We chase the authorization and order parts
- We repair, you pay only your deductible
Nationwide Claim Questions
No, under N.J.S.A. 17:33B-36.1 an insurer cannot require you to use a particular repair facility. You can bring the vehicle to Mickey's Auto Body in Kearny instead.
That depends on your policy limits and the extent of the damage. We give you a realistic timeline with the estimate and will tell you plainly if the repair is likely to run past the days your coverage allows.
We do. We write and submit the estimate, follow up on authorizations, file supplements and order parts as soon as they are authorized.
No, we are an independent, New Jersey licensed and I-CAR certified repair facility with no affiliation to Nationwide or to any insurer's repair program.
