United Front: Your Car. Your Data. Your Choice. gains attention from insurers
Toronto, Ontario — The ongoing issue of vehicle data ownership within the automotive aftermarket between manufacturers and car owners has also has caught the eye of insurers. There is currently a campaign called “Your Car. Your Data. Your Choice.” which was created by the automotive aftermarket to gain support in the effort to put the […]
Behind the Mask: U.S.-based Collision Advice survey reveals half of shops paid to mask engine compartments
Washington, D.C. — Fifty-one percent of shops surveyed during the annual Collision Advice and CRASH Network ‘Who Pays for What?’ survey said they were either paid “always” or “most of the time” by eight of the United States’ largest insurers for the labour required to mask a vehicle engine compartment in the event of part […]
Western woes: Bodyshops brace for market shock after B.C. public insurer announces $1.3 billion loss last year
By CRM Staff Victoria, British Columbia — January 29, 2018 — The Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC), the public auto insurer for the province, saw losses hit $1.3 billion last year, according to expert extrapolations from a study of the first three-quarters of 2017. What this means in the longer term for B.C. bodyshops […]
Climate change, technology and raising repair costs and risk expected to impact the industry in 2018, say insurers
By Erin McLaughlin Toronto, Ontario — January 3, 2017 — Four insurers recently commented on what they anticipate will be major industry makers and breakers for the upcoming year. Rowan Saunders, President and CEO of Economical Insurance; Lynn Oldfield, President and CEO of AIG Canada; Sean Murphy, President of Lloyd’s Canada; and Heidi Sevcik, […]
