New vehicle infotainment systems take drivers’ eyes and attention off the road and hands off the wheel for potentially dangerous periods of time, according to new research from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. Drivers using in-vehicle technologies like voice-based and touch screen features were visually and mentally distracted for more than 40 seconds when […]
Mitchell Launches Consumer First Notice of Loss with Guided Photo Capture for Guidewire
Mitchell publishes the first accelerator for Guidewire Digital to enable consumer first notice of loss with guided photo capture and photo estimating Mitchell and Guidewire Software, Inc. (NYSE:GWRE), a provider of software products to P&C insurers, announced that Mitchell has successfully completed the Ready for Guidewire validation process for two new accelerators. The Mitchell Consumer […]
Property/Casualty Insurance Industry’s Net Income Drops to $15.5 Billion in First-Half 2017
Decline of over 29 percent in net income compared to 2016 The private U.S. property/casualty insurance industry saw its net income after taxes drop to $15.5 billion in first-half 2017 from $21.8 billion in first-half 2016—a 29.2 percent decline—and its overall profitability as measured by its annualized rate of return on average policyholders’ surplus fall […]
LKQ’s North American Operations Breaks Ground on New Headquarters in Nashville
LKQ Corporation announced it officially began construction on a new 100,000 square foot office building in Nashville, Tenn. that will serve as headquarters for LKQ’s North American Operations. With approximately 400 employees in the Nashville area, this new facility will allow LKQ to consolidate its current corporate support staff employees from their Grassmere Park and […]
Lift Institute Online Lift Safety Training Now Available in Spanish and on Mobile Devices
The Automotive Lift Institute (ALI) has completely updated its Lifting It Right online training course. The interactive course covers safe lifting practices for all types of automotive lifts. For the first time, the course is now offered in English or Spanish. 2017 marks the 30th anniversary of the introduction of Lifting It Right as a […]
Americans Spend Smaller Portion of Expenses on Transportation Today than 3 Decades Ago
Although the average cost of a new vehicle today is well over $30,000 and the price of gasoline has more than doubled in the past 30 years, Americans spend less on transportation today than they did back when the first George Bush was president. In 1989, American households averaged 18.9 percent of all expenditures on […]
BASF Supports Young Spray Painters at WorldSkills Competition
To support up-and-coming automotive refinish spray painters and young talent, BASF’s Coatings division is a global sponsor of the WorldSkills International association until at least 2019. “As a sponsor of the WorldSkills competition, BASF Automotive Refinish wants to encourage young talent to consider refinish painting as a profession,” said Marvin Gilfillan, BASF Vice President, Business […]
U.S. Senate Committee Approves Amended Autonomous Vehicle Legislation
Amendment provides for Federal Advisory Committee that includes aftermarket representatives. ASA, PCI supports data access and cybersecurity amendment A key concern for the independent automotive service and collision repair industries as well as auto insurers with autonomous vehicle legislation moving through the U.S. Congress was access to data generated by vehicle systems necessary to repair […]
NABC’s Program Provides Firefighters with Crash Course on How to Cut Up Complex Vehicles
The National Auto Body Council (NABC), Caliber Collision and State Farm teamed up with the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety to host a special First Responder Emergency Extrication (FREE) training program for 75 firefighters representing 14 fire and rescue companies throughout Virginia, Maryland and New York. NABC’s training program is designed to provide specialized instruction […]
State Farm Reports Deer Hit Damage Costs Up
Animal hit claim cost up 4.6 percent State Farm released the results of its 15th annual deer claim study that helps define that danger for drivers. It ranks states by the potential likelihood a driver has of hitting a large animal, like deer, elk, moose or caribou. This year’s study has some good news for […]
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