One of North America’s largest insurers of truckers and non standard drivers is facing increased pressure from a group of shareholders to cut costs. Click here for the story.

The United States isn’t the only place where auto adjusters get some wild claims. Click here for some end of the year stories from the the UK.

According to the Tampa Bay Business Journal, Florida based eAutoclaims saw revenue plummet over 50%. Click here for the story.

According to this article, auto insurance rates in North Carolina may be set to rise in 2009.

Earl Scheib Inc’s Auto Body repair centers announced a 27.8% decrease in business this past quarter. Click here for the story.

In an article posted in the Wichita Eagle, Todd Fox the former owner of Fox Collision centers filed bankruptcy. Click here for more info.

In light of the other recalls and issues facing imported Chinese products, are imported auto parts safe? Click here for an article discussing this.

In a data analysis of all repairable files processed through AutoClaims Direct, we wanted to see the breakdown of all labor time in regards to repair or replacement of parts. Any time a part was repaired or replaced we calculated the labor time associated and here are the results.  66.06% of labor time involving parts resulted in replacement, 33.94% of labor time was for repair.

Data source:  © 2008, AutoClaims Direct, DirectLink

Current Top Performers today in the market…….Click here.

Economic problems are leading some in Maine to commit fraud by torching their property to collect insurance money…. Click here for more info.