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EPISODE 6 THE AI CRUTCH WHEN THE TOOL STARTS TRAINING THE WORKER. WITH KRISTEN FELDER What happens when AI gets the answer right so often that we slowly lose the ability to recognize when it’s wrong? This isn’t a hypothetical question. Another industry has already lived through it. Aviation. In 2013, an expert panel commissioned […]
BODY SHOP BOOK CLUB / EDITION #1 10 Lessons for Body Shop Owners What The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck can teach collision repair leaders about priorities, judgment, and building a stronger business. EDITION #1 The business you build depends on what you choose to care about. Collision repair owners are pulled in […]
COLLISION HUB / COLLISION COFFEE TALK Informed Repair Consent In Auto Claims and Collision Repair: Disclosing What Won’t Be Done A repair authorization tells a shop what it may do. What happens when a material manufacturer procedure is left out of the plan—and the vehicle owner never knows? Collision Hub • Analysis & Commentary COLLISION […]
COLLISION HUB / INDUSTRY PERSPECTIVE When Experience Walks Out of Claims, What Happens to The Decisions? When experienced people leave collision repair and claims, what happens to the decisions that depend on their judgment? THE JUDGMENT GAP / EPISODE 3 / COLLISION REPAIR & INSURANCE CLAIMS You can download information. You can automate information. You […]
NEW CLASS-ACTION SETTLEMENT When Insurers Deduct Fees From a Total-Loss Settlement Why the real question is where the money went Collision Coffee Talk | LinkedIn Editorial Fair Claims Stronger Consumers Florida Class Action Settlement Returns Body Shop Total-Loss Fees Deducted From ACV Settlements The settlement is a consumer win, but its larger significance may be […]
NEWS & ANALYSIS Allstate Patented a Different Way to Pay Collision Claims – And the Industry Never Paid Attention A patent, a Canadian claims model and a wave of litigation point toward a collision economy that may no longer depend on the traditional estimate. THE CLAIMS MODEL HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT For most of the […]
