A sweeping auto insurance reform measure approved by the Texas House Insurance Committee in 2019 is back for the Lone Star State’s 2021 legislative session. House Bill 1131 contains virtually identical language to the substitute [...]
A new Texas bill would require auto insurance policies to not only carry appraisal clauses but make the process more cost-effective for consumers seeking to use RTA to remedy a short-pay. If the right-to-appraisal process [...]
Mitchell on Wednesday announced the photo estimating artificial intelligence software Claim Genius would be available to insurers through Mitchell Intelligent Open Platform. “As a leader in AI-based auto claims technologies, we are committed to streamlining [...]
CCC on Thursday announced the number of claims handled in a manner incorporating deep machine learning grew more than 50 percent in 2020. It said more than five million claims received “a CCC deep learning [...]
A new Illinois bill would forbid insurers from requesting deviations from OEM repair procedures except for parts or ADAS calibration tools. The Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of Illinois is advocating for House Bill 3133, [...]
Volvo on Tuesday unveiled its first electric-exclusive model, the C40 Recharge SUV, and said it would sell no other type of powertrain by 2030. The 2030 pledge involves being truly all-electric. Volkswagen said it plans [...]
Audatex parent company Solera last month announced a study of “tech-savvy” customers found an overwhelming proportion would trust an automated claims experience. Solera said it polled 1,500 “tech-savvy” consumers, a combined 500 bodyshops and dealerships [...]
Solera on Monday announced the rollout of the artificial intelligence photo estimating system Qapter to body shops in Europe and North America. The Audatex parent company said shops could adopt the automated technology “in less [...]
Berkshire Hathaway on Saturday said GEICO’s collision claim frequencies dropped by an amount in the “twenty-three to twenty-four percent range,” with property damage claims down even more. GEICO’s plummeting frequency during the COVID-19 pandemic year [...]
A auto body shop might benefit from a “triage tech” dedicated to researching OEM repair procedures, based upon a presentation last week by an Illinois repairer and consultant familiar with the concept Body Builders Auto [...]
