EXHIBIT 32


    CERTIFICATIONS PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


     In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Insurance Auto
Auctions, Inc. (the "Company") for the quarterly period ended June 27, 2004 as
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the
"Report"), I, Thomas C. O'Brien, Chief Executive Officer of the Company,
certify, pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

     (1)  the Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or
          15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

     (2)  the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
          material respects, the financial condition and results of operations
          of the Company.


Date:  August 10, 2004


                                     /s/ Thomas C. O'Brien
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                                     Thomas C. O'Brien, Chief Executive Officer




     In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Insurance Auto
Auctions, Inc. (the "Company") for the quarterly period ended June 27, 2004 as
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the
"Report"), I, Scott P. Pettit, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify,
pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

     (1)  the Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or
          15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

     (2)  the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
          material respects, the financial condition and results of operations
          of the Company.



Date:  August 10, 2004
                                     /s/ Scott P. Pettit
                                     -------------------------------------------
                                     Scott P. Pettit, Chief Financial Officer


     This certification accompanies this Report pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and shall not be deemed filed by the Company for
purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

     A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has
been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished
to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.