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Australia’s biggest smash repairer is running out of chances

AMA Group has gone from one problem to the next. Shareholders are giving it more money and another chance, but this time needs to be different.

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The general insurers are creaming it. Their premiums are up, profits are up, and share prices are at three-year highs.

They’re also not being as generous with suppliers, the people they pay to fulfil claims, which smash repairers say is a big reason why their industry’s revenue is still more than 10 per cent below pre-pandemic levels.

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Anthony Macdonald is a Chanticleer columnist. He is a former Street Talk co-editor and has 10 years' experience as a business journalist and worked at PwC, auditing and advising financial services companies. Connect with Anthony on Twitter. Email Anthony at a.macdonald@afr.com

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