Mobile Live Auction Bidding
Insurance Auto Auctions, Inc. now offers Apple iOS and Android apps providing buyers the flexibility to bid live in IAA’s auctions using I-bid Live, manage their vehicle watch list, pre-bid on vehicles and get notifications so they get the vehicles they want.
Insurers Say Aftermarket Parts, Labor Rates, Steering Are Top Issues in 2012
The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) says the major auto body repair and glass issues for 2012 will involve aftermarket parts, labor rates, steering and estimating systems.
Insurance Auto Auctions Rolls Out Free Apps for Live Auction Bidding
Insurance Auto Auctions, Inc. (IAA), a live and live-online salvage auto auction company, announced the rollout of its new Apple iOS and Android apps providing buyers the flexibility to bid live in IAA’s auctions using I-bid Live, manage their vehicle watch list, pre-bid on vehicles and get notifications so they get the vehicles they want.
PCI Head to Collision Repairers: Keeping Customers’ Business Worth More than Saving a Few Dollars
The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) emphasized that insurers and body shops have a lot of common ground at an educational session on insurance and auto repair issues at this year’s NACE, stating that "earning and keeping a customer’s business is worth far more than saving a few dollars or making a couple
Property Casualty Industry’s Profitability Rebounds in 2009
Private U.S. property casualty insurers’ net income after taxes rose to $16.2 billion through nine-months 2009, partially recovering from the 91.2 percent decline to $4.4 billion through nine-months 2008 from $49.6 billion through nine-months 2007. Insurers’ overall profitability as measured by their annualized rate of return on average policyholders’ surplus (or statutory net worth) increased
STRANGE BUT TRUE: Cambodian Claims Self-Built Car Operates Telepathically
A Cambodian man says his homemade gold convertible can literally read his mind. “I just snap my fingers and the car’s door will open, or I just think of opening the car’s door, and the door opens immediately,” Nhean Phaloek tells the Agence France Presse (AFP). Phaloek calls his fiberglass-bodied, two-seated car the 333-2010 and
I-CAR Names New Regional Managers
I-CAR recently announced the establishment of six regions in the United States that will replace the organization’s current three-zone structure to provide enhanced leadership and support for I-CAR training. The organization has named six people to fill its newly-created Regional Manager roles for the not-for-profit training organization beginning Aug. 1. The new Regional Managers will
Insurers Release Study Indicating Potential Costs of OEM Parts Monopoly
Consumers and insurers would face staggering costs if car companies gain a monopoly on the crash parts market, according to research study findings recently released by the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI). According to the study, even without the cost of paint and labor, a 2005 Ford Mustang GT built entirely from car
Power Steering
Insurers steering vehicles to their preferred shops has gotten out of control. But there are some action steps shops can take to counter its effect.
