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Insurers Struggle to Deliver Seamless Digital Experience as Repair Cycle Times Rise

December 5, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

J.D. Power says apps become key to managing customer expectations. With customers saying their average auto repair cycle time has doubled in the past two years—now topping 23 days—and the average home repair cycle time increasing as well, insurers need to work harder than ever to manage customer expectations. According to the J.D. Power 2023 […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Claim Satisfaction, Cycle Time, J.D. Power

Texas Collision Centers Announces Leadership Promotions, Opens Two Locations

December 5, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

Texas Collision Centers announced two staff promotions and its expansion to nine locations in the Dallas Fort-Worth Metroplex. The company announced the promotion of Shyllo Michaelis to the position of Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) and Mike Devendorf to Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Shyllo Michaelis, whose role has been paramount in the Texas Collision Centers family […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Openings, People, Texas, Texas Collision Centers

Aviva Insurance Subsidiary Solus Opens 22nd Collision Repair Center in UK

December 5, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

Solus, a wholly-owned subsidiary of insurer Aviva, has opened its latest collision repair center in the United Kingdom at Newport, South Wales. The new collision repair center is the first Solus site in Wales and is part of Aviva’s strategy to support customers by increasing the number of claims managed from start to finish. Located […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Aviva UK, Openings, Solus, United Kingdom

NAIC Members Approve Model Bulletin on Use of AI by Insurers

December 5, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) Membership voted to adopt the Model Bulletin on the Use of Artificial Intelligence Systems by Insurers during the 2023 Fall National Meeting. Comissioner Kathleen A. Birrane. Michael Conway, Commissioner of the Colorado Division of Insurance, and Doug Ommen, Commissioner of the Iowa Insurance Division, are co-vice chairs of […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Artificial Intelligence, Insurance Bulletin, National Association of Insurance Commissioners

Massachusetts Senator Markey Writes Vehicle Manufacturers About Data Practices, Calls for Consumer Privacy Protections

December 5, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, sent letters to 14 car manufacturers December 1 urging them to implement and enforce stronger privacy protections in their vehicles. Vehicles have effectively become computers on wheels, collecting vast amounts of data on drivers, passengers, and people outside the vehicles, […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: legislation, Privacy, Telematics, U.S. Senate

Northeast Trade Show Attendee Registration Open

December 4, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

Event takes place March 15-17 in Secaucus, New Jersey. The Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of New Jersey’s (AASP/NJ) announced that attendee registration is now open for association’s flagship event, the NORTHEAST Automotive Services Show. The show returns March 15-17 to the Meadowlands Exposition Center in Secaucus, N.J. Recognized as the largest and fastest growing […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: AASP/NJ, New Jersey, Northeast Trade Show

ProColor Collision Adds Two New Locations in the Houston Metro Area

December 4, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

ProColor Collision announced that Rosana Pilavian transitioned her two independent auto body repair shops to the ProColor Collision brand. Pilavian also operates the ProColor Collision Cypress location in the Houston market. ProColor Collision Copperfield, located at 8424 Highway 6 N in Houston, was previously known as Copperfield Collision Center. ProColor Collision Magnolia, formerly Magnolia Collision, […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Network Affiliations, ProColor Collision, Texas

LKQ Corporation Announces Two Leadership Appointments

December 4, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

Following last week’s announcement by LKQ Corporation (NASDAQ: LKQ) that Justin Jude, the Company’s current Senior Vice President and President of its Wholesale – North America segment, has been appointed to serve as LKQ’s Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer from January 1 until he officially succeeds Dominick Zarcone as President and Chief Executive […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: LKQ Corporation, People

PPG Earns Equality 100 Award in 2023 Corporate Equality Index

December 4, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

PPG (NYSE:PPG) announced it again received a perfect score of 100 percent on the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation’s 2023 Corporate Equality Index (CEI), a national benchmarking survey and report on corporate policies and practices related to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) workplace equality. PPG has been listed on the index for 20 […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Awards, PPG

Legislation Introduced to Eliminate Federal Insurance Office’s Subpoena Authority

December 4, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.), a member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, on November 28 led 16 of her Senate colleagues in introducing the Insurance Data Protection Act. The bill would eliminate the FIO Director’s subpoena authority. According to Britt, the legislation would correct the Federal Insurance Office’s (FIO) recent […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Federal Insurance Office, legislation, U.S. Senate

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