Iowa raises auto salvage threshold to correct bills exceeding 70% of vehicle value
The Iowa Collision Repair Association notched up a legislative victory this session using the passage and enactment of the bill...
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Opus IVS says CSAA selected it as being DRP 'preferred collision scanning solution'
Opus IVS announced Thursday that the AAA affiliate insurer CSAA had declared the scan tool manufacturer “their preferred collision scanning...
Calif. BAR leader advocates auto body repair teardowns, customer communication
California Bureau of Automotive Repair Executive Director Patrick Dorais on Thursday discussed topics like customer communication, vehicle technology and teardowns...
NAIC share of the market data finds Progressive up to 13.3% of car insurance premiums
Though it continues to be No. 3 insurer in the united states, Progressive continued to achieve last year on its...
CCC: Average 2021 COVID-19 cleaning charge $46, operation reaches 30%+ of estimates in Q4
CCC data released recently indicates the collision industry after 2021 was cleaning around another of customer vehicles as a COVID-19...
CCC: 46% repairable auto body repair estimates include scanning
About 46 percent of repairable vehicle estimates in the fourth quarter of 2021 contained at least one line item for...
In-process scans, restoring reused weatherstrips, removing wheels: More DEG estimating tips
Audatex: Weld-through primer on ‘little brackets’ not included The DEG in January drew focus on a current clarification by Audatex...
WIRED features body shops' reactions to photo estimating, photo AI
WIRED magazine on Monday took phone insurance industry’s change to photo-based estimating and photo estimating artificial intelligence — as well...