Fitch Ratings: Insurer profit recovery likely this year following best Q1 since 2007

The U.S. property and casualty market is positioned for a return to underwriting profitability and significant return on capital improvements for the full year following the best Q1 result since 2007, according to Fitch Ratings’ [...]

2024-07-02T14:56:38-04:00July 2nd, 2024|RDN News Feed|

Employers who’ve hired Contra Costa CEP graduates have seen zero turnover

The Contra Costa College (CCC) Collision Engineering Program continues to grow as it finds success in matching graduates to employers.  Every student who has graduated from the two-year program and pilot program has transitioned into [...]

2024-07-02T14:56:07-04:00July 2nd, 2024|RDN News Feed|

CDK plans restoration by July 4, collision center files suit after cyberattack

CDK estimates all dealerships could be live by late Wednesday or early Thursday, one of the busiest holidays for dealerships, as the company continues a phased approach of restoring service following a ransomware attack that [...]

2024-07-02T00:08:27-04:00July 2nd, 2024|RDN News Feed|

Washington OIC fines Allstate for low estimate, misstating Right to Appraisal rules

The Washington Office of the Insurance Commission (OIC) has levied a $25,000 fine against Allstate for the mishandling of an auto insurance claim, according to a consent order signed by Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler last [...]

2024-07-01T12:09:50-04:00July 1st, 2024|RDN News Feed|

CCC finds total cost of repair falling back in line with inflationary trends

Cycle times and parts showed improvement during Q1 while labor costs and total repair costs continued upward, according to CCC Intelligent Solutions. The trends analysis is part of CCC’s Crash Course Q2 2024 report, released [...]

2024-07-01T12:09:19-04:00July 1st, 2024|RDN News Feed|

California new rule on indoor extreme heat could cost businesses

New rules in California protecting indoor workers from extreme heat could possibly be costly for some small businesses to meet.  The rules, that could be implemented as early as August, were passed by the California’s [...]

2024-06-28T14:27:49-04:00June 28th, 2024|RDN News Feed|

I-CAR releases Impact Report; shares details around trends, pricing and industry investment

I-CAR released a report Thursday that covers what it believes to be its key achievements, initiatives, and reinvestments last year; all of which President and CEO John Van Alstyne told Repairer Driven News was done [...]

2024-06-28T14:27:18-04:00June 28th, 2024|RDN News Feed|

Waymo now open to all San Francisco riders, Cruise settles over pedestrian-involved incident in the city

Waymo is now fully operational in San Francisco and a settlement was reached with Cruise regarding a pedestrian-involved collision in the city last year. Waymo says it has been scaling its service in the city [...]

2024-06-27T14:31:07-04:00June 27th, 2024|RDN News Feed|

CCC predicts continued costlier hail and hurricane damage repairs this year

There were significant increases in repair times and costs due to storm-related damages in 2023 and it’s bound to get worse this year, according to CCC Intelligent Solutions’ Crash Course Q2 2024 report. The Q2 [...]

2024-06-27T14:30:06-04:00June 27th, 2024|RDN News Feed|
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