Safelite

Safelite Group, Inc.

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Company type	Private
Industry	Automotive, Insurance
Founded	1947 (1947) in Wichita, Kansas, United States
Founders	Bud Glassman Art Lankin
Headquarters	Columbus, Ohio , United States
Number of locations	832
Area served	North America
Key people	Renee Cacchillo (President & CEO)
Parent	Belron
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Safelite Group, Inc. is a North American operator headquartered in Columbus, Ohio and owned by a Luxembourg-based parent company. It specializes in automotive glass services including repair, replacement, wholesale distribution, and insurance claims processing. The company resolved a $31 million legal claim related to alleged insurance fraud brought by authorities in California and Illinois.

Company history

Established in 1947 by Bud Glassman and Art Lankin in Wichita, Kansas, Safelite experienced bankruptcy proceedings in 1997 before being purchased by its principal creditor, J.P. Morgan & Co. In 2007, the British firm Belron, part of the D'Ieteren group and recognized as the world's leading vehicle glass enterprise operating across more than 32 countries, acquired Safelite. Thomas Feeney held the CEO position from 2008 until Renee Cacchillo succeeded him in late 2021 when Feeney assumed leadership of Belron North America.

On January 5, 2023, Safelite along with two affiliated business units were named in a whistleblower lawsuit accusing them of submitting insurance claims for more expensive parts than those actually installed. Attempts to dismiss the case were unsuccessful in 2024, with the trial scheduled for September 2025.

Operations

Safelite conducts business throughout all 50 states and is organized into two primary divisions:

• Safelite AutoGlass, which focuses on the repair and replacement of automotive glass
• Safelite Solutions, which delivers services related to managing insurance claims

See also

• Economy of Ohio
• Lists of companies

External links

• Official Website