5+ day, 10+ hour ago   (310+ words) New index lists repair cost trends among several factors Triple-I says contribute to premium pressure, a data point relevant to shops navigating cost conversations with insurers. A new data tool from the Insurance Information Institute (Triple-I) lists vehicle repair cost…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (334+ words) Claims for collision and comprehensive repairs closed without payment at a rate largely unchanged since 2016. Auto insurers closed 45% of the liability and medical claims they resolved in 2025 without making a payment, up from around 35% a decade earlier, according to a…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (502+ words) Washington's insurance commissioner has adopted a final rule that sets new requirements for how insurers inspect vehicle damage, communicate with a claimant's chosen repair facility, and settle total-loss claims. Insurance Commissioner Patty Kuderer signed the rule Aug. 18, 2026, according to the…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (606+ words) Mitchell's Q2 2026 data puts the U.S. BEV-to-ICE severity gap at a record-low $729. Mitchell's Q2 2026 Plugged-In: EV Collision Insights report, released Aug. 20, documents the narrowest gap the company has recorded between the cost of repairing an electric vehicle and a gas one, even as…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (330+ words) Autobody News Collision repair shops navigating insurer reimbursement pressure and rising parts costs now have new federal data to weigh against separate industry projections showing insurance rates climbing in most states The two data sets, released within a week of…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (404+ words) CCC's Erik Bahnsen attributes the shift to claims economics and generative AI's growing role in how bodily injury demands get built. The 7.9 percentage point shift in bodily injury's dollar share occurred over three years, a pace CCC's analysis describes as…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (528+ words) Chicago-area shop owners say early education helps customers navigate insurer denials. A number of committees presenting at this summer’s Collision Industry Conference (CIC) in Chicago focused on the consumer’s perspective relative to the subject on which they were presenting. But…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago   (392+ words) SCRS board meeting surfaces concerns over damage rating manipulation, underwater loans, and claims buyout trends. If a customer’s vehicle is being declared a total loss and they’d prefer to have it repaired, it might be worth checking the salvage bid…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (680+ words) Battery D&R tops the rankings at 80%, but one that should always be paid is slipping. If there is an easy place for a collision shop to start recovering money on not-included frame and mechanical work, it may be the…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (468+ words) 56% of shoppers said that rising gas prices make them more likely to consider a hybrid or plug-in hybrid. A category of consumer costs that includes vehicle maintenance and repair, insurance, and public transportation has contributed more to U.S. inflation over the…...