April 21, 2025

A Look Inside IIHS’s Vehicle Research Center: Driving Change in Car Safety

 I recently co-hosted an industry webinar with Matt Moore, the Chief Insurance Operations Officer for the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), at their Vehicle Research Center in Ruckersville,…
Category: Carrier, Collision Industry Updates, PartsTrader, Repairer
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November 13, 2019

Replacing Chrome With Advanced Specialty Materials

Part 1: Technology in Advanced Specialty Materials  Today’s luxury models still shine, but more often…
Carrier, Repairer, Supplier
Used vehicle prices have strengthened as auto insurers are seeing an increase in new vehicle pricing due to auto parts tariffs.
August 14, 2019

Auto Parts Tariffs and the Impact on New Vehicle...

A brief overview of tariffs Simply put, a tariff levied by the U.S. government on…
Business Manager, Carrier, Collision Industry Updates, Repairer, Supplier, User
August 8, 2019

Average Severity as a Key Performance Metric

Should average severity be weighed as a key performance metric? While this question will likely…
Business Manager, Carrier, Repairer, Supplier
August 1, 2019

Collision Repair Software Alleviates Critical Parts Selection Challenges

Insurance carriers and collision repair shops have long focused on parts selection because replacement parts…
Business Manager, Repairer, Supplier