Property and casualty (P&C) insurance companies have outspent health and life insurance peers in lobbying the U.S. government over the past 10 years, according to an S&P Global article. In 2023, P&C insurers spent approximately [...]
Recalls involving software issues are increasing for passenger vehicles and will likely change the way recalls are fixed in upcoming years, according to a Detroit Free Press investigation. The total number of vehicles affected by [...]
Toyota Certified Used Vehicles (TCUV) has reached its 8 millionth sale, reinforcing the long-term importance of post-collision safety inspection and used vehicle inspections for the safety of motorists. Collision repair facilities can offer inspections and [...]
President-elect Donald Trump plans to impose a 25% tariff on all imports from Mexico and Canada and an additional 10% tariff on imports from China beginning Jan. 20 — a move that the Auto Care [...]
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 [...]
