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Collision Claims Declined in Fourth Quarter

April 4, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

Private Passenger Automobile Collision Claims and Losses Q4 2018

Auto physical damage indicators influencing the collision repair industry declined during the fourth quarter of 2018 compared to the previous year. Growth in collision insurance coverage slows. According to the latest available Fast Track Monitoring system data from the Independent Statistical Service Inc. (ISS), private passenger collision claims decreased in the U.S. during the 12 […]

Filed Under: Research Tagged With: Auto Insurance, Claims, Losses

Collision Repair Industry Production Up in December

April 3, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

Production was up in December versus both 2017 and the previous month. For the year, however, production declined. An analysis of the latest data released from the U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), shows that collision repair industry production in December 2018 was up compared to both 2017 and November. Production remains […]

Filed Under: Research Tagged With: Collision Repair Industry Production

Just 3 of the Top 10 Largest Auto Insurers Grew Market Share During 2018 in the U.S.

March 27, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

Ten Largest Private Passenger Auto Insurers Market Share Percentage Growth 2000-2018

Overall market share of 10 largest private passenger auto insurers in the U.S. slightly down compared to 2017. For the first time in six years, the 10 largest private passenger automobile insurers saw their market share decline slightly in 2018 compared to the previous year. The top 10 insurers accounted for 72.17 percent of premiums […]

Filed Under: Research Tagged With: Auto Insurance

U.S. Auto Body Repair and Auto Insurance Prices Grew Faster than Inflation in January

February 22, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

After a monthly decline in December, auto insurance price increases returned in January versus the previous month. Auto body price growth is slower. The most recent government figures on inflation through January 2019 indicate the rate of growth of auto body repair prices has been growing, but is somewhat flat on a month-over-month basis. Even […]

Filed Under: Research Tagged With: Auto Body Repair Prices, consumer price index

U.S. Average Length of Rental Increased in the Fourth Quarter of 2018

February 14, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

Increase follows two quarters of flat length of rental results. After flat results in the second and third quarters, Enterprise Rent-A-Car data indicates and increase in the last quarter of 2018. Average Length of Rental (LOR) for Q4 2018 landed at 12.7 days in the United States, an increase of .3 days compared to Q4 […]

Filed Under: Research Tagged With: Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Length of Rental

Collision Repair Industry Production Up in November

February 5, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

Production was up in November versus both 2017 and the previous month. Increases in production employee wage slow. An analysis of the latest data released from the U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), shows that collision repair industry production in November 2018 was up compared to both 2017 and October. Production remains […]

Filed Under: Research Tagged With: Collision Repair Industry Production

Traffic Volume Increased in November

January 31, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

Traffic Volume

Compared to the same month in 2017, traffic volume in the U.S. was up in November. The 12-month rolling average sets new record. Travel volume in November increased on a year-over-year basis. This is the second straight month where the monthly driving total increased on a year-over-year basis after declining in September. In total just […]

Filed Under: Research Tagged With: Traffic Volume

Collision Claims Continued to Decline in Third Quarter

January 17, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

Auto physical damage indicators influencing the collision repair industry declined during the third quarter of 2018 compared to the previous year. Claims remain below year ago levels while losses increased. According to the latest available Fast Track Monitoring system data from the Independent Statistical Service Inc. (ISS), private passenger collision claims decreased in the U.S. […]

Filed Under: Research Tagged With: Claims, Losses

U.S. Auto Body Repair Price Growth Higher than Inflation in December

January 16, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

Inflation comparison January 2009 to December 2018 auto body work, auto insurance, and CPI

U.S. auto body repair prices in December were up both month-on-month and year-on-year. The most recent government figures on inflation through December 2018 indicate the rate of growth of auto body repair prices has started to increase again after slowing somewhat during the first several months of the year. While general inflation declined at the […]

Filed Under: Research Tagged With: Auto Body Repair Prices, Auto Insurance, CPI, Inflation

Collision Repair Industry Production Down in September

January 4, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

Production was down in September versus both 2017 and the previous month. Production hourly wage up nearly 3 percent versus previous year. An analysis of the latest data released from the U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), shows that collision repair industry production in September was down compared to both last year […]

Filed Under: Research Tagged With: Collision Repair Industry Production

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