In the latest edition of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) Status Report, the organization reports on the results of a new study into the performance of auto braking systems designed to reduce collisions. According to the report, when it comes to preventing typical front-to-rear crashes, automatic emergency braking is a proven winner. But, […]
IIHS Announces State Farm’s Angela Sparks to Chair 2019 Board of Directors
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety announced the election of Angela Sparks as the 2019 chair of its Board of Directors. She is the third woman to head the IIHS Board since the Institute’s 1959 founding. Sparks is vice president and actuary, State Farm Insurance Companies. She succeeds William L. Windsor Jr., who served as […]
IIHS Report Raises Concern on Headlight Replacement Costs
Latest edition of Insurance Industry for Highway Safety’s Status Report examines headlight performance and collision repair cost. Minor crashes can result in big headlight collision repair bills. The cover story in the latest edition of the Insurance Industry for Highway Safety (IIHS) Status Report examines improvements in headlight performance that, while benefiting safety, are often […]
IIHS Finds GM Front Crash Prevention with Autobrake Cuts Collisions Over 40%
An Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) study of General Motors vehicles with optional front crash prevention systems adds to the evidence that forward collision warning and automatic emergency braking prevent crashes. GM vehicles with autobrake and forward collision warning had 43 percent fewer police-reported front-to-rear crashes of all severities and 64 percent fewer front-to-rear […]
Collision Claims Up 6% in First States that Legalized Recreational Marijuana
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 […]
IIHS-HLDI Launch Educational Website for Science Teachers, Students
A new educational website from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety applies physics and biology concepts to the real world of cars and car crashes. IIHS-HLDI in the Classroom is a free, online resource featuring hands-on science activities designed by science educator Griff Jones, Ph.D., a recipient of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science […]
IIHS Questions Conclusions from Tracy Crash Test Data on Safety of Non-OEM Parts
Following examination of publicly-available results, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety stands by its previous statements that cosmetic parts are irrelevant to crashworthiness and that non-OEM structural parts can meet OEM performance. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) issued an advisory last week examining the publicly-available results from crash tests conducted by the Tracy […]
IIHS and HLDI Announce Board Election Results
Nationwide’s Windsor elected IIHS chairman, Amica’s Petrarca elected HLDI chairman The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety announced the election of William L. Windsor Jr. as chairman of its Board of Directors. Windsor is associate vice president, Office of Consumer Safety, Nationwide Insurance. He succeeds Floyd M. Yager, senior vice president and chief data officer, Allstate […]
Vehicle Manufacturers Report Progress on Autonomous Emergency Braking Commitment
Toyota leads major vehicle manufacturers on number of vehicles with over 56 percent of its 2017 fleet, 1.4 of 2.5 million vehicles, with accident avoidance feature. Four of 20 automakers report that automatic emergency braking (AEB) is standard on more than half of their 2017 model year vehicles, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) […]
IIHS and HLDI Announce New President
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety and the Highway Loss Data Institute announced that Dr. David L. Harkey will become the next president of the two traffic safety research organizations in January 2018. Harkey will succeed Dr. Adrian K. Lund, who is retiring after serving as IIHS-HLDI president since 2006. Harkey, 54, has directed the […]