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J.D. Power Finds Nearly One-Third of Insurance Customers Use AI to Research, Shop and Service Policies

August 27, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

Just 13% of customers say they have used AI to process a claim, even as 29% use it to research coverage and shop for policies. Nearly one-third of auto and home insurance customers, 29%, have used artificial intelligence tools to research products and coverage, service their accounts, understand what their policy covers before submitting a […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Artificial Intelligence, Auto Insurance, J.D. Power

Lemonade Car Insurance Launches in Florida

August 27, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

Lemonade Inc. (NYSE: LMND) said Aug. 26 that its Lemonade Car auto insurance product is now available in Florida, extending the app-based carrier’s telematics-priced coverage into what the company describes as one of the largest and fastest-growing personal auto markets in the country. With Florida added, Lemonade said its Car product is now sold in […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Auto Insurance, Florida, Lemonade, Openings

Mazda Roadside Assistance Requests to Trigger Slow Down, Move Over Alerts for Approaching Drivers

August 27, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

Mazda North American Operations announced Aug. 27 a collaboration with AAA and HAAS Alert under which a Mazda customer’s roadside assistance request will trigger real-time digital alerts warning approaching motorists that a vehicle is stopped on the roadside ahead. The feature is available now on all eligible Mazda vehicles with 24/7 emergency roadside assistance. When […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: AAA, Agreements Signed, Mazda, Telematics, traffic safety

Auto Glass Now Launches $1 Customer Donation Program Supporting Children’s Hospitals

August 27, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

Auto Glass Now, the Driven Brands auto glass repair, replacement and calibration chain, announced Aug. 26 a nationwide fundraising program that lets customers add a $1 donation for children’s hospitals when paying for service or requesting a quote online. Donations are collected through the Auto Glass Now Foundation, a division of the Driven Brands Charitable […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Auto Glass Now, Donations, Driven Brands

Manheim Used Vehicle Value Index Down 1.2% in First Half of August

August 26, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

Wholesale prices draw even with year-ago values as the summer pullback extends Wholesale used-vehicle prices fell in the first half of August, pulling the Manheim Used Vehicle Value Index (MUVVI) to 207.4 on a mix-, mileage- and seasonally adjusted basis, Cox Automotive reported. The 1.2% decline from July left the index even with August 2025, […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Cox Automotive, Electric Vehicles, Manheim, Wholesale Used Vehicle PRices

Solera Adds Standalone ADAS Calibration Field to Qapter Estimates Through Azimuth Integration

August 26, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

Solera has integrated Azimuth Claims Solutions’ calibration identification engine and labor time database into its Qapter estimating platform, creating a dedicated field within the line-by-line estimate that breaks out advanced driver assistance systems calibration procedures, operational requirements and labor times separately from the rest of the repair estimate. The new field, called ADAS Operations, separates […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Advanced Driver Assistance Systems, Calibration, Estimating Systems, Integrations, Solera

CAPA Elects Caliber, GEICO Executives to Board of Directors

August 26, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

The Certified Automotive Parts Association (CAPA) elected two new members to its board of directors, the nonprofit crash parts standard-setting and certification organization announced Aug. 25. Joining the board are Scott Simpson, senior vice president of central operations at Caliber Collision, and Taylor Davis, senior director of physical damage at GEICO. CAPA writes the certification […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Board of Directors, Certified Automotive Parts Association, People

State Farm’s Tom Bergeron Joins Plasnomic Plastic Repair Alliance Council

August 26, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

Tom Bergeron, manager of State Farm’s Vehicle Research Facility, has joined Plasnomic’s Plastic Repair Alliance Council, the organization announced Aug. 25. Bergeron is the fourth insurer representative to join the council since January, following Allstate Auto Technical Claims Director Mike Bundra in January, Allianz UK Network Manager Michael Golding in February and GEICO Senior Director […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Global Plastic Repair Alliance Council, People, Plasnomic, State Farm

Doan Group Names Ken Loose Vice President of Enterprise Partnerships

August 26, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor 1 Comment

The Doan Group, a national provider of auto, specialty vehicle, heavy equipment and property appraisal and adjusting services, announced Aug. 25 that Ken Loose has joined the company as vice president of enterprise partnerships. Loose, who brings more than two decades of claims and appraisal industry experience, will work with the Covington, Ga.-based company and […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: People, SCA Appraisal, The Doan Group

Trump Threatens 50% Tariffs on Canadian Vehicles, Auto Parts and Steel Beginning Jan. 1

August 25, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

Announcement follows the collapse of U.S.-Canada trade talks that would have lowered duties on Canadian cars and light trucks to 15%. President Donald Trump said that tariffs on all cars, trucks, automotive parts and steel imported from Canada will rise to 50% on Jan. 1, 2027, escalating a trade dispute days after negotiations between the […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Canada, Tariffs, USMCA

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  • Auto Glass Now Launches $1 Customer Donation Program Supporting Children’s Hospitals August 27, 2026
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