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Solera to Deploy Qapter AI Estimating Across Saudi Arabia’s National Motor Claims Platform

August 28, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

Solera has entered a strategic partnership with Najm for Insurance Services, the national platform that manages motor accident reporting and claims services across Saudi Arabia, under which Solera’s Qapter and Intelligent Estimating solutions will be deployed inside Najm’s platform, the companies announced Aug. 18. “As the national platform supporting Saudi Arabia’s motor insurance ecosystem, Najm […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Agreements Signed, Artificial Intelligence, Estimating Systems, Middle East, Saudi Arabia, Solera

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

VaraFix Launches AI Estimate Review Platform

August 25, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

VaraFix has launched an artificial intelligence-based estimate review platform that scans a completed collision repair estimate for commonly missed operations, materials and procedures and returns supporting documentation in about 90 seconds, the Boca Raton, Fla.-based company said Aug. 25. The company said it was developed by a group of collision industry professionals whose backgrounds include […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Artificial Intelligence, Estimating Systems, OEM Repair Procedures, Supplements

Solera Launches Qapter Direct Dispatch

August 19, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

Solera announced the launch Qapter Direct Dispatch, a feature that allows insurers, third-party administrators and independent appraisal companies to send estimate assignments to any collision repair facility or independent appraiser with an email address, regardless of that recipient’s estimating platform, software provider or network affiliation. The feature reaches repairers operating outside a carrier’s direct repair […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Artificial Intelligence, Direct Repair Programs, Estimating Systems, Solera

Assurity Certified Solutions Schedules AI-Focused Certified Collision Conference

August 6, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

Nashville event will be held September 30-October 2. Assurity Certified Solutions will hold its 2026 Certified Collision Conference Sept. 30 through Oct. 2 at the Gaylord Opryland Resort in Nashville, Tenn., a three-day program for OEM-certified collision repair facilities built around artificial intelligence. The conference is built around the premise that artificial intelligence is already […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Annual Conference, Artificial Intelligence, Assurity Certified Solutions, OEM Certification, Tennessee

UVeye Enters Canadian Market With Automated Vehicle Inspection Systems

July 30, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor

UVeye has expanded into Canada, with its computer vision inspection systems now operating at dealerships in British Columbia and Ontario and additional installations planned across the country through the rest of 2026. The expansion pushes automated damage documentation into a market where harsh road conditions and severe weather produce the internal and external damage that […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Artificial Intelligence, British Columbia, Canada, Ontario, UVeye

ServiceUp Launches Agentic AI Platform to Automate Fleet Vehicle Repair

July 21, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor

ServiceUp has launched an agentic repair platform that deploys artificial intelligence agents to automate the fleet vehicle repair process from intake and shop routing through estimate approval, invoice validation and real-time monitoring. The system covers collision, mechanical and preventive maintenance work for Class 1 through Class 8 vehicles. The platform inserts an automated coordination layer […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Artificial Intelligence, Fleet Management, ServiceUp

UVeye Integrates Carfax Service and Recall Data Into Vehicle Inspection Platform

June 23, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor

UVeye has integrated Carfax vehicle history data into its automated drive-through inspection platform, allowing dealerships to pull maintenance records, recall information and condition insights the moment a vehicle enters the service lane. The integration pairs UVeye’s computer-vision inspection systems — which scan a vehicle’s tires, underbody and exterior as it passes through — with Carfax […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Agreements Signed, Artificial Intelligence, Carfax, Integrations, UVeye

J.D. Power Finds Auto Insurance Customer Satisfaction Holds Steady

June 9, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor

Insurers struggle to deliver seamless service across channels, shoppers turning to AI. Overall customer satisfaction with auto insurers held steady this year even as the market softened, with insurers’ inability to deliver seamless interactions across service channels emerging as the single biggest drag on satisfaction, according to the J.D. Power 2026 U.S. Auto Insurance Study […]

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

Calibrations and Parts Inflation Drive Collision Claim Complexity

June 2, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor

Annual Enlyte report examines auto claim trends. Enlyte released its 2026 Envision Trends Report on June 2, and for collision repairers and auto physical damage claims professionals the most relevant section is an analysis from Mitchell’s Ryan Mandell that documents how ADAS calibrations, tariff-driven parts inflation and artificial intelligence are reshaping how collision claims are […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Advanced Driver Assistance Systems, Artificial Intelligence, Auto Insurance, Calibration, Claim Severity, Claims Technology, Enlyte, estimating, Mitchell International, Non-OEM Parts, PartsTrader

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