Report: Vehicle Complexity, Labor ‘Reshaping’ Auto Insurance and Collision Repair April 8, 2024 By Don Jergler New technologies and rising labor costs are putting pressure on auto insurance carriers and auto repairers by making repairs more...
Advent Explores Sale of Car Insurance Software Vendor CCC, Sources Say September 19, 2023 By Milana Vinn Private equity firm Advent International is exploring a sale of CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings Inc., a provider of software to...
Tesla, Insurers Take Different Paths to Deal with Expensive Repairs January 27, 2023 By Paul Lienert Tesla Inc’s electric vehicles are expensive to repair – so much so that the automaker and insurers are addressing the...
Calif. Emission-Free Mandate Presents New Risks for Auto Insurers August 30, 2022 By Jim Sams A state mandate in California that will require all cars sold after 2035 to be emission free presents a formidable...
CCC: Surge in Gas Prices Won’t Curb Rising Auto Claims Costs August 2, 2022 By Claims Journal staff Elevated prices for replacement parts and a shortage of technicians are among the factors that will likely offset any decrease...
Electric Vehicle Sales Rise Sharply, Signaling Changes for Auto Claims July 14, 2022 By Jim Sams US consumers are rapidly adapting to electric vehicles, a shift away from the internal combustion engine that may change auto...
Independent Shops Pushing Back as Safelite Pushes for Auto Glass Laws April 29, 2022 By Jim Sams Safelite AutoGlass has hired lobbyists at statehouses across the country as it seeks legislation that it says will protect consumer...
Fast Advances in Technology Adding to Friction Between Insurers and Repairers March 18, 2021 By Jim Sams Waseem Tarabishi insists that employees at his San Diego-area collision repair shop take the online classes they need to maintain...
Oregon Latest State to Eye Abuses with Photo Estimates for Auto Claims October 30, 2019 By Jim Sams Oregon state regulators say insurance carriers are too often using photo estimates as a means of making low-ball settlement offers...