A group of Kia owners is launching a class action lawsuit against the automaker, claiming a windshield defect poses an “extreme safety hazard” for drivers, passengers, and pedestrians. The consolidated class action complaint is demanding [...]
A parts and labor shortage creating months-long repair backlogs throughout the U.S. and Canada are being mirrored in Australia as well. A local news station reported this month that an “Australia-wide phenomenon” was contributing to [...]
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore has signed a new auto glass calibration bill into law, requiring glass shops to inform customers before making repairs. Under the state’s SB 793, which goes into effect Oct. 1, businesses [...]
General Motors (GM) has recalled nearly 995,000 vehicles over defective air bag inflators while the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is demanding the manufacturer, ARC Automotive, recall 67 million inflators. The recall population includes [...]
Total loss ratios worsened during the first nine months of 2022, with 27% of collision claims deemed total losses, LexisNexis said in its newly-released auto insurance trends report. The white paper also found that bodily injury [...]
Kaiser Permanente has notified its California customers that it will increase its commercial rates by as much as 15.5% next year in the state, according to an email obtained by Repairer Driven News. Kaiser notified [...]
In its Q1 2023 report to shareholders, Progressive said it won’t slow down on personal auto insurance rate increases any time soon following a 4% companywide increase during the quarter. “Considering our first quarter profitability [...]
CCC Intelligent Solutions and Verisk Analytics have announced a partnership to mitigate auto physical damage (APD) claims fraud, specifically those possible through artificial intelligence (AI) applications. CCC, as a leading P&C insurance cloud platform along [...]
Private equity (PE) firms are becoming more sophisticated with their investments in the collision repair space, leading to greater growth and prompting more investors to enter the space, according to a new report by Focus [...]
Registration for this year’s SEMA Show is now open with discounted registration and Repairer Driven Education (RDE) sessions are increased to full price available through Sept. 28. The show features thousands of exhibitors and brands, [...]
