8+ hour, 37+ min ago   (123+ words) CollisionWeek Root Inc. (NASDAQ: ROOT) has extended its exclusive embedded insurance partnership with online used-vehicle retailer Carvana Co. (NYSE: CVNA) to at least August 2028, the companies announced Sept. 1. The program has sold more than 200,000 policies since launching in 2022. The product,…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (129+ words) CollisionWeek The gap in average claims severity between repairable battery electric vehicles and gasoline-powered automobiles narrowed to the lowest level on record in both the U.S. and Canada during the second quarter, according to Mitchell’s Q2 2026 Plugged-In: EV Collision Insights report released…...

3+ week, 7+ hour ago   (116+ words) CollisionWeek Nearly half of all policies in force were shopped in the previous 12 months even as year-over-year growth cooled to 1.4%. U.S. auto insurance shopping grew 1.4% year over year in the second quarter of 2026 and new policy growth eased to 3.3%, according to…...

4+ week, 8+ hour ago   (116+ words) CollisionWeek Insurify projects 32 states will post increases by year’s end, with Connecticut facing the steepest. Full-coverage car insurance rates rose in 27 states during the first six months of 2026, reversing a 6% national decline the year before, according to Insurify Inc.’s…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (124+ words) CollisionWeek GEICO has filed two additional auto insurance rate decreases in Florida that will lower premiums for more than 1.3 million customers in the state, the insurer said Aug. 6. The filings give GEICO three Florida rate reductions in the past year....

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (115+ words) CollisionWeek Auto physical damage direct premiums written fell last year in two of the five largest states for the line, even as premiums across all reporting jurisdictions rose 1.3% to $177.4 billion, according to a Best’s Rankings report AM Best released July…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago   (104+ words) CollisionWeek Overall customer satisfaction with auto insurers held steady this year even as the market softened, with insurers’ inability to deliver seamless interactions across service channels emerging as the single biggest drag on satisfaction, according to the J.D. Power 2026 U.S....

3+ mon, 7+ hour ago   (102+ words) CollisionWeek The Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of New Jersey has established a dedicated email inbox to collect and compile copies of insurance complaints filed with the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance by collision repair facilities and their…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (129+ words) CollisionWeek Net premiums written up 6% year over year as combined ratio deteriorates 5.3 points on spring storm losses. The Progressive Corporation (NYSE: PGR) reported its total personal auto insurance policies in force were 27,753,000 in April 2026, an increase of 2,569,000 or 10.2% from 25,184,000 in…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (119+ words) CollisionWeek Shopping activity turned negative in March even as 47.3% of policies were shopped within the previous year — the highest rate since LexisNexis began tracking in 2020. U.S. auto insurance shopping grew 3.2% year over year in the first quarter of 2026 and new…...