insurance/dealing with repairs questions- maybe ot

some one jacked me this weekend. i got my car back, but damaged, not too bad though. how does insurance normally deal with this type stuff? i will probably need a general repair shop and a body shop to fix stuff. there arent too many people in the area that fix (or like to ) older cars, so, will the insurance company be limiting to who i can go to or anything like that? i am insured thru allstate,with full coverage

 

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