Safelite Group, Inc. is an American automotive glass and claims management company, based in Columbus, Ohio.

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It is a subsidiary of Belron, which is in turn owned by the Belgian D'Ieteren group. Belron operates similar companies in other countries, including Carglass in most of Europe, Autoglass in Britain and Ireland, Lebeau and Speedy Glass (Belron Canada Inc.) in Canada, O'Brien in Australia, and Smith & Smith in New Zealand.

Prior to being purchased by Belron, Safelite had been owned by J.P. Morgan & Co. – a result of the company's 1997 bankruptcy filing.[1]

The company is composed of three major business operations that include:

automotive glass fulfillment services, operating under the trade name Safelite AutoGlass

a wholesale business named Service AutoGlass

a claims-management services provider named Safelite Solutions

Safelite AutoGlass operates in all 50 states.[2]

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