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NHTSA Proposes Automatic Emergency Braking Requirements for New Vehicles

June 1, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

Rule would replace the 2016 voluntary agreement between manufacturers, NHTSA and IIHS that led 14 manufacturers to install braking system in 95% of their vehicles by last September. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) yesterday announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would require automatic emergency braking and pedestrian AEB […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: AEB, Consumer Reports, Crash Avoidance, Highway Loss Data Institute, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, NHTSA, Regulations

The Hartford’s Stefanie Zacchera Reelected HLDI Board Chair for 2023

February 7, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

Stefanie Zacchera, vice president of personal lines data and analytics at The Hartford, will serve another year as chair of the Highway Loss Data Institute’s Board of Directors. Zacchera was reelected to the position after serving as chair in 2022. “It’s been an honor to serve as chair over the past year, and I am […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Board of Directors, Highway Loss Data Institute, People, The Hartford

IIHS and HLDI Call on Regulators to Require Pedestrian AEB that Works in the Dark

March 28, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) and the Highway Loss Data Institute (HLDI) this month petitioned federal regulators to require manufacturers to equip all new passenger vehicles with automatic emergency braking (AEB) systems capable of detecting and avoiding pedestrians in the dark as well as in daylight. Both a HLDI analysis of insurance claims […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: AEB, Highway Loss Data Institute, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, NHTSA, Pedestrian Safety, Regulations

The Hartford’s Stefanie Zacchera Elected HLDI Board Chair

February 2, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Highway Loss Data Institute (HLDI) announced the election of Stefanie Zacchera as chair of its Board of Directors. Zacchera is vice president of personal lines data and analytics at The Hartford. She succeeds Kathleen Ores Walsh, vice president of pricing and product analytics at USAA. Ores Walsh remains a member of the Board. “HLDI’s […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Board of Directors, Highway Loss Data Institute, People, The Hartford

Research Shows Crash Avoidance Technology Results in Larger Collision Claims Reduction for Young Drivers than Other Age Groups

September 9, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

Crash avoidance features seem to benefit young drivers more than others according to an analysis of insurance data by the Highway Loss Data Institute. Crash avoidance systems are associated with larger reductions in the frequency of collision and property damage liability (PDL) claims for drivers under 25 years old than those ages 25 and older, […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Advanced Driver Assistance Systems, Claim Frequency, Crash Avoidance, Highway Loss Data Institute

Crash Rates Up Following Marijuana Legalization

June 30, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

Research by the Highway Loss Data Institute (HLDI) indicated claims frequencies were higher following recreational marijuana legalization.

Studies by IIHS and HLDI show crash rates up in Western U.S. states that legalized recreational use and retail sales of marijuana. According to research from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), and another by the affiliated Highway Loss Data Institute (HLDI), crash rates and collision claim frequencies spiked in most states following the […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Claim Frequency, Highway Loss Data Institute, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, Marijuana Legalization

Report Shows Evidence of Rear Autobrake Effectiveness

January 7, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

HLDI Rear AEB Research

HLDI analysis shows 28% few liability claims and 10% fewer collision claims. According to an analysis by the Highway Loss Data Institute (HLDI), rear automatic emergency braking (AEB) systems are reducing crashes. Rear AEB was the standout feature in HLDI’s annual compilation of its research on the impact of crash avoidance technologies. The updated rear AEB […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Accident Frequency, Advanced Driver Assistance Systems, AEB, Crash Avoidance, Highway Loss Data Institute

Animal Strikes Twice Annual Average During November

October 22, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

National animal strike claim frequency, monthly average, 2006-18

Highway Loss Data Institute reports on 2006-2018 claim analysis. In 2018, the average cost of an animal strike claim was $3,875 Animal-strike-related insurance claims are more than twice as frequent as the yearly average in November, when the search for a mate keeps the big bucks on the move, according to an analysis of claims […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Animal Collisions, Highway Loss Data Institute

HLDI Reports Ford F-150 Repair Costs Remain Steady Despite Aluminum Parts

June 14, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

While repair costs have not increased due to aluminum, analysis shows longer time to repair vehicles and higher claim frequency. The Highway Loss Data Institute (HLDI) reports that Ford’s switch to aluminum for the body of the F-150 pickup hasn’t resulted in higher repair costs, in part because the company is pricing the aluminum parts […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Aluminum, Claim Frequency, Claim Severity, F-150, Ford Motor Company, Highway Loss Data Institute, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety

Collision Claims Up 6% in First States that Legalized Recreational Marijuana

October 19, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

Marijuana Laws

Crashes are up by as much as 6 percent in Colorado, Nevada, Oregon and Washington, compared with neighboring states that haven’t legalized marijuana for recreational use, new research from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) and Highway Loss Data Institute (HLDI) shows. The findings come as campaigns to decriminalize marijuana gain traction with voters […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Claim Frequency, Highway Loss Data Institute, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, Marijuana Legalization

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