According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), transportation contributes 27% of all greenhouse gas emissions in the United States. Much of this pollution comes as a result of carbon monoxide (CO) and nitrous oxide (NOx) emissions in addition to other hydrocarbons and particulate matter. With the potential for an increase in Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) requirements looming on the horizon, automakers have been focused on improving the fuel efficiency of their fleets with increasing commitments to electric vehicle production.
Average wholesale prices in December fell on a year-over-year basis for the second month in a row and for the seventh time in 2018, supporting our expectation of general price softening due to supply growth. Supply growth is increasingly concentrated in the truck segments, which consequently saw greater price softening in December than did cars.
Though the Property & Casualty (P&C) industry has made definitive inroads into technology adoption, there remain vast opportunities for the sector to reap the benefits of technology to achieve better, faster results. Insurers and claim organizations at large still have a big opportunity to digitize their operations to improve casualty claim outcomes––incumbent insurance carriers could more than double their profits over a five-year period by digitizing their current business operations, according to a McKinsey report.
In part I of the series, we discussed the first steps of developing a physician peer review panel including determining candidates for the panel and some basic steps to credentialing, including validating state licenses, experience, knowledge and other factors.
The Latest Technology Trends, Industry Insights, Data And Analyses On The Property & Casualty And Collision Repair Industries.
The introduction of photo-based estimating brings insurance carriers great benefits such as increased efficiency and cost-effective resource management.
