A Consumer Watchdog analysis found auto and home insurance companies overstated projected losses and inflation trends by millions of dollars when asking the California Insurance commissioner for double-digit rate increases late last year. The nonprofit [...]
CCC Intelligent Solutions Inc. (CCC) now has a new data security feature for collision repairers who write estimates on cccone.com. The new feature allows repairers to redact the last six digits of vehicle identification numbers [...]
Repairify Institute’s first Center of Excellence is now open in Dallas-Forth Worth. Training and Organizational Development Vice President Chris Chesney made the announcement Jan. 11 on LinkedIn. He cited the center as an avenue “to [...]
As the American Car Rental Association (ACRA) gears up lobbying around the likelihood of electric vehicles (EV) becoming more prominent in the industry, Hertz dumped about 20,000 EVs from its fleet last week, spurring political [...]
An insurance intelligence trends report from J.D. Power, released in mid-December, called 2023 “the year of disruption” for the insurance industry from surging rates to underwriting automation, carrier selection, and the channels through which customers [...]
Vehicles of the future could use artificial intelligence (AI) to cultivate experiences beyond driving, such as activating a coffee maker at home when cameras notice the driver yawning. Honda, Bosch and HCMF Group separately revealed [...]
Experts expect U.S. inflation to lower this year with some goods prices, such as car prices, dropping but a study shows car insurance rates will move in the opposite direction. Inflation fell in recent months [...]
Beginning Jan. 22, BMW will offer an online restricted parts ordering platform for all collision repair shops. BMW Certified Collision Repair Center (CCRC) National Manager Jonathan Inzano and DEKRA Collision Operations Manager Nicholas Saltamanikas held [...]
The latest P&C industry trends report from Enlyte — the parent company of Mitchell International, Genex, and Coventry — highlights key issues collision repairers and insurers will likely face this year, including higher total loss [...]
General Motors says it has found great success in remanufacturing collision-damaged headlamps as part of its efforts to implement sustainable practices and a circular economy model in which old materials find new life through remanufacturing, [...]
