Brower details how inflation is impacting severity as parts and labor costs have increased. Examines how auto insurance companies and the collision repair industry globally are responding. The impact of inflation on critical cost drivers for the auto claims and collision repair industries has increased claims severity across the globe. As CollisionWeek has reported, key […]
Solera Launches XpertEstimate to Deliver Virtual Auto Physical Damage Estimates
Full-service solution provides virtual desk appraisal with experienced staff and consumer self-service capabilities. Solera today launched a full-service, virtual auto estimating solution to deliver on customer expectations for fast and accurate self-service solutions to simplify the claims process. XpertEstimate brings together Solera’s technology and an experienced auto physical damage staff to process estimates quickly, improving […]
United Auto Selects Solera Qapter Solution
The United Automobile Insurance Company is championing a digital-first approach for its customers using Qapter Intelligent Estimating with Visual Intelligence, an AI-powered solution from Solera. By utilizing Qapter, United Auto reports that customers are seeing reduced wait times while appraisers have significantly improved their production. “As customers increasingly seek a self-service digital option for their […]
Solera Announces New Body Shop Management Solution
New tool enhances Qapter product suite. Solera announced the roll out a new body shop management solution during this year’s SEMA show Solera’s latest innovation, Shop Manager by Qapter, is a cloud-based solution that seamlessly integrates into the Qapter suite of products, delivering more efficiency and empowering body shop teams amid crippling staff shortages nationwide. […]
Solera and Motori Announce Partnership in UAE
Solera | Audatex announced a new strategic partnership with Motori, a subsidiary of Safe City Group providing an ecosystem to achieve digital transformation in motor insurance. The collaboration will benefit drivers in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as it aims to accelerate parts of the insurance process from days to minutes. Under this partnership, Motori […]
Infomedia Ends Buyout Talks with Solera and TA Consortium
Infomedia Ltd (ASX:IFM) provided an update October 3 on the previously announced takeover proposals the company received from Solera Holdings LLC (Solera) and a consortium comprising TA Associates and Viburnum Funds (TA Consortium) to acquire 100% of Infomedia. According to the update, no binding proposal has been received from either party, they confirmed that it […]
Solera Partners with DigniFi to Offer Financing Options for Car Repairs, Collision Repair Work
Solera Holdings, LLC, the global provider of vehicle lifecycle management solutions, today announced a strategic partnership with DigniFi, a leading FinTech platform for the automotive industry. Solera will offer access to DigniFi financing options, funded by WebBank, to consumers seeking payment solutions for a range of vehicle repairs made by auto repair and body shops […]
Economical Insurance Renews Multi-Year Agreement with Solera to Simplify Claims Experience
Solera Holdings, Inc. announced the renewal of a multi-year agreement, where Economical Insurance, along with Sonnet Insurance and Family Insurance Solutions, will continue to adopt Solera’s Visual Intelligence (VI) / Machine Learning (ML) platform for advanced AI-driven workflow management. Powered by Guided Image Capture (GIC), a customizable Qapter module, part of Solera’s end-to-end AI-powered claims […]
CIECA Announces New Members of Board of Trustee
The Collision Industry Electronic Commerce Association (CIECA) announced today that several CIECA Board of Trustees member companies named new representatives to sit on the board in 2022. “We welcome all of the new representatives to CIECA’s Board of Trustees,” said Paul Barry, CIECA’s executive director. “Their diverse backgrounds will enable them to best support CIECA’s […]
Steve Warwick Named to the Solera Audatex UK Sales Team
Steve Warwick has moved from his position as Regional Trainer to that of Business Development Manager responsible for Audatex sales within the UK body shop industry. Starting his career as a body shop manager for the Karl Vella Group in the North-West, Warwick moved through a number of assessor positions within the body shop and […]