Mitchell Automates Scan and Calibration Detection
A new feature in Mitchell Cloud Estimating automatically detects a completed scan or calibration so users can quickly add it as a line on the collision damage appraisal.
Lemonade Selects Mitchell for Entry into Auto Insurer Market
Mitchell International announced that Lemonade selected its claims workflow, automation and total loss solutions to support Lemonade Car, the insurer’s latest product offering.
Learn to Master the Appraisal Clause at NORTHEAST 2022
“Mastering the Appraisal Clause” will focus on how the appraisal clause, or right to appraisal, allows policyholders to demand an appraisal of loss when there is a disagreement on the amount of loss.
Sedgwick Taps CCC to Enhance Auto Appraisal Capabilities
CCC and Sedgwick announced a multiyear agreement whereby CCC’s mobile and AI claims capabilities will power Sedgwick’s auto appraisal offering.
Mitchell Offers New Option for AI-Generated Vehicle Appraisals
Mitchell is collaborating with Inspektlabs to allow insurers to automatically generate an appraisal from photos or videos of collision-damaged vehicles.
Mitchell Automates Delivery of OE Procedures Based on Scan
Techs using Mitchell’s scan tools can now link directly from the DTC on a scan report to the corresponding OEM repair procedures.
AASP/MA Rallies Members Against Damaged Recycled Parts
AASP/MA is urging Massachusetts collision repairers to file complaints with the state’s Auto Damage Appraiser Licensing Board (ADALB) when they receive original insurance estimates that include damaged recycled parts.
Collision Damage Appraisal, Nitrogen Plastic Welding Added to SkillsUSA Championships
Students in the Collision Damage Appraisal competition will have to demonstrate that they’re capable of assessing frontal damage, unibody damage and light mechanical damage, as well as rear damage that necessitates quarter-panel replacement.
Independent Automotive Damage Appraisers ‘GAS CAPP’ Program Aims to Simplify Permitting Process for Shops
To simplify the permitting, licensing and certification process and make it easier for body shops all over the country to stay in compliance, RecsLock recently entered into a partnership with the Independent Automotive Damage Appraisers (IADA) Association.
Indiana Lawmaker Introduces Anti-Steering Legislation for Insurance Carriers, Auto Body Shops
Under the proposed bill, insurers would be forbidden from engaging in a “boycott, intimidation or coercive acts” when negotiating with shops on repairs.
