Long repair center backlogs and lingering parts shortages have caused the average auto insurance repair cycle time to reach 23.1 days in 2023, up 6.2 days from 2022 and more than double the average repair [...]
Natural disasters like hurricanes, wildfires, and earthquakes are becoming a growing cause of property and casualty (P&C) insurance failures, according to a newly released analysis. Property and Casualty Insurance Compensation Corporation’s (PCICC) annual “When, Where [...]
Customer trust in, and desire for, advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) is growing, even among those who’ve had negative experiences with the technology in the past, according to a new survey. Consulting firm AlixPartners’ survey [...]
As a strike by 1,700 employees of Canadian Crown corporation, Manitoba Public Insurance (MPI), continues into its ninth week, the New Democratic Party of Manitoba (NDP) has replaced all but one member of MPI’s board [...]
The Auto Body Association of Texas (ABAT) held a webinar Wednesday to highlight some tips on setting up a repair center to conduct advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) calibrations. Autel Technical Trainer Richard Zenteno and [...]
The California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) announced this week that it immediately suspended the deployment and driverless testing permits of General Motors’ Cruise autonomous taxis, in part due to safety but also because Cruise [...]
A global automotive executive search and workforce research group’s follow-up to 2022 skills gap research found that while businesses need skilled workers, nearly all surveyed said they don’t know the cost benefits of investing in [...]
Consumer Reports Data Intelligence (CR) has updated its active driving assistance (ADA) evaluation report to include a ranking of three additional OEM systems, but says even with the added data, Ford’s BlueCruise remained the ADA [...]
PartsTrader and Tractable have partnered to automate parts selection in subrogation claims processing, which the companies say allows insurers to optimize claims reviews “to ensure repair costs are both accurate and fair.” However, a spokesperson [...]
The Collision Industry Conference (CIC) will celebrate its 40th anniversary next week in Las Vegas during SEMA Week. Following its daylong conference Tuesday, Oct. 31 at the Westgate Resort Las Vegas, the organization will mark [...]
