Two class action lawsuits filed last week in Kansas and Maryland allege Progressive used Mitchell International’s estimating software to systematically lower the actual cash value (ACV) of totaled vehicles, according to court documents. The lawsuits, which [...]
A survey of auto policyholders found 49% felt frustrated and sad when they learned their vehicle was totaled, according to a news release from Hi Marley, an SMS-driven conversational platform built for P&C insurance, which [...]
General Motors shared details with investors Tuesday about its decision to merge Cruise with its overall refocused autonomous driving strategy. “This is the latest in a series of decisions that GM has announced which underscore [...]
According to new Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) research, the effect of crash speed on pedestrian injury risk is magnified for vehicles with taller front ends, beginning at lower speeds. “The faster a vehicle [...]
Editor’s note: The following guest editorial was submitted to Repairer Driven News by Tony Pendola, PE, Small Business Ombudsman/Small Business Environmental Assistance Provider (SBEAP) for the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality. This editorial was [...]
The Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) has released the results of a data call from 10 auto insurers on appraisal use and outcomes, finding that it used in less than 0.02% of payable personal auto [...]
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) unanimously adopted final rules for cellular-vehicle-to-everything (C-V2X) technology in a second report and order late last month. The C-V2X technology provides direct communication between vehicles, roadside infrastructure and other road [...]
The annual economic cost for fatal crashes in the U.S. is estimated to be $417 billion, according to a recently published 2025 Roadmap for Safety report produced by the Advocates for Highway & Auto Safety. [...]
Crash Champions Collision Repair Team has raised $200,000 for Collision Engineering, a two-year associate degree program. Co-founded by Enterprise Mobility and Ranken Technical College in St. Louis, the Collision Engineering Program (CEP) was created in [...]
State Farm was approved to raise auto insurance rates in California by an average of 17.7% starting at the end of January, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. About 4 million customers will be impacted [...]
