A Washington legislative hearing Monday suggested Oregon’s consumer-friendly appraisal clause law as one solution to an imbalance of power between policyholders and their auto insurers. Oregon requires an insurer to pay a policyholder’s appraisal costs [...]
Fix Network World on Thursday announced three auto body shops in Southern California had joined its ProColor franchise — the first locations in the U.S. for the two major international collision brands. Fix Network World [...]
General Motors on Wednesday announced a new marketing campaign supporting GM and ACDelco parts brands. “This marketing campaign is the next step in our journey to drive a focused, disciplined strategy for GM’s maintenance and [...]
Toyota on Wednesday said it would this year bring two fully battery-electric models and a new plug-in hybrid vehicle to the U.S. for the first time. The OEM, which plans to offer an electrified option [...]
While insurance industry representatives protested that the auto claims process didn’t need the changes, Washington state residents and consumer advocates on Monday shared insurance war stories and backed reform legislation. One consumer described a unspecified [...]
Ford reassured collision repairers late last year that its next-generation 2021 Ford F-150 shouldn’t present a steep learning curve to repairers trained with the 2015-2020 generation. “They’re gonna be very familiar with the structural repairs [...]
Former American Family and GEICO adjusters on Monday described their carriers as focused on cost and indifferent to safety in comments to Washington state lawmakers. Former American Family senior auto damage adjuster Jackson Clemmons and [...]
The Database Enhancement Gateway on Tuesday recognized the Kansas Auto Body Association as among the trade groups which recently signed on to sponsor the resource at the Gold level. “The Kansas Auto Body Association is [...]
Solera on Monday announced users now had access to an updated Qapter claims platform with improved artificial intelligence. The Audatex parent company said Qapter could now detect damage from images in less than 2 seconds, [...]
Editor’s note: LexisNexis Risk Solutions claims Vice President Bill Brower recently projected in PropertyCasualty360 and Claims Magazine the insurance industry would handle nearly all auto physical damage claims virtually by 2025 — and automate a [...]
