As a number of initiatives are underway to discourage distracted driving, a new report highlights drowsy driving as another risky behavior requiring intervention. The National Sleep Foundation’s (NSF) 2023 Drowsy Driving Survey, released this month, [...]
Proposed changes to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC)’s Public Adjusters Licensing Model Act, which is used by state legislators as a template for bills, would eliminate the assignment of benefits (AOB) from customers [...]
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)’s investigation of a multi-vehicle collision in North Las Vegas, Nevada last year has prompted the board to recommend intelligent speed assistance (ISA) technology be required in all new vehicles. [...]
Audatex/Solera has implemented its shift away from previously defaulted blend refinish formulas within its estimating system, giving repairers more flexibility on labor hours charged. As of October, repairers using Audatex can specify profile settings for [...]
Replacing a modern vehicle’s windshield can be costlier than some mainstream media reports indicate, as the technology they’re equipped with have made repairs more costly and time consuming. According to the Insurance Journal, for example, [...]
The United Auto Workers union members have ratified new contracts with each of the Big Three automakers, including raises ranging from 33% to 160% over the next four-and-a-half years. After the historic “Stand Up Strike,” [...]
Unable to rule on GEICO’s appeal of a Florida district court order that sided with Glassco Auto Glass in its claim payment lawsuit against the carrier, the U.S. 11th Circuit Court of Appeals has sent [...]
A recent whitepaper from Decisely, a benefits, human resources, and compliance management services company, focuses on the importance of health benefits in employee retention noting that the investment also builds employee morale and workplace culture. [...]
A lobbyist with Wisconsin Collision Repair Professionals (WCRP) secured a meeting with the state’s insurance commissioner to discuss “disturbing trends” in the relationship between collision repair facilities and insurers. Jolene Plautz, who works with the [...]
Based on a National Federation of Independent Business survey, 90% of respondents are unfamiliar with the reporting requirements of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA). Businesses with 20 or fewer employees and under $5 million in [...]
