Some auto body shops appreciate insurance adjusters and their role in the collision repair industry, while others don’t necessarily feel the same way. But all seem to agree it’s a necessary job.

In Farm Bureau v. Dana, the North Carolina Supreme Court held that the Financial Responsibility Act requires a claimant to treat the per accident limit of coverage as the total sum that is available to all claimants entitled to a share of available UIM coverage, provided that the amount of UIM coverage available to any individual claimant is limited to the per person amount.

When an automobile is damaged in an accident and then repaired, the resale value may be less than a comparable automobile that has not been damaged. In other words, the damage results in a reduction or ‘diminution’ in the resale value of the automobile.

Three speakers shared each of their unique perspectives about the impact of rising total loss claims at the Jan. 20 meeting of the Collision Industry Conference (CIC) and explored what that means for the collision repair and salvage industries as well as, most importantly, consumer safety.

A California law passed in the late 1980s originally meant to protect consumers is under increased scrutiny for restraining the use of telematics in auto insurance underwriting.

About 40 vehicles were damaged Sunday when a snow plow tossed slush onto the opposite side of the Ohio Turnpike near Sandusky, the State Highway Patrol said.

Root Insurance is targeting its claims and sales departments as part of an increasingly aggressive effort to improve its struggling fortunes.

Two organizations that influence many Americans’ automobile buying decisions will begin rating vehicles on how well they track behavior of motorists who use partially automated driver-assist systems.

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy, who has been sworn in for a second term, has signed into law some legislation to allow policyholders to sue their auto insurers for as much as three times the applicable coverage amount.

It’s hard to talk about 2022 without a look at 2021 first. We all experienced how COVID accelerated adoption of technologies like cloud, AI and mobile. We also saw the disruption in supply chains and the shortages of both materials and labor that emerged as the economy recovered.

At least 5 tornadoes caused damage across Southwest Florida, including the strongest one in the state since 2016, as a powerful cold front blew through the area Sunday morning.

Two gangs that enlisted trusted professionals to steal $100 million dollars from insurance companies were taken down Wednesday in what the feds are calling one of the biggest fraud busts in history.

The sharing economy has grown exponentially in a short period of time. Ride-hailing platforms like Uber and Lyft, and car-sharing platforms like Turo, control a significant part of the sharing economy space.

The American Property Casualty Insurance Association has unveiled its legislative priorities for the 2022 Session.

Virginia State Police reported troopers have responded to more than 1,000 crashes and 900 disabled vehicles as of 6:30 a.m. on Tuesday.