Insurance Committee

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Insurance Committee

• Collision Industry Conference
• Anchorage, AK
• October 3-4, 2001

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Mission Statement

• To identify, prioritize and research solutions,
  which if implemented, might benefit the APD
  insurance community, their trading partners and
  their customers.

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Committee Participants

• Farzam Afshar
• Greg Black
• Toby Chess
• Rod Enlow
• Bill Eveland
• Karen Fierst
• Jerry Harn
• Jon Hartz
• Bob Jones
• Casey Knobel

• Bob Matejzel
• Dick Mundinger
• Chris Sestito
• Roy Smalley
• Margo Smith
• Bob Smith
• Randy Stabler
• Rick Tuuri
• John Webb
• Bill Wicklund
• Thomas Wray

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Committee Co-Chairs

• Keith Manich
• Tech-Cor/Allstate

• Roger Wright
• CARSTAR

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If You Want to Participate

• Insurance Committee ciclink.com
• Co-chairs
• Keith Manich
• Phone [phone]
• Fax [phone]
• email kmanich_at_allstate.com
• Roger Wright
• Phone [phone]
• Fax [phone]
• email roger_wright_at_carstar.com

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Top Three Issues

• Acceptance of any recognized estimating system
• Standardized claims handling process
• Parts selection by price, not quality or condition

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Committee Focus for 2001

• Acceptance of any recognized estimating system
• List top twenty insurers, identify primary
  estimating system used and if mandatory for DRP.
• Is there a reason a specific estimating platform
  has been designated?
• If so, can the reason for the specification be
  identified?

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Estimating System Analysis
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Estimating System Analysis
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Estimating System Analysis
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Estimating System Analysis
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Committee Focus for 2001

• Standardized Claims Handling Process
• Can steps in the claim processes that are
  consistent with all insurers be identified?
• If so, can variations between insurer processes
  also be identified?
• Need to
• Determine reasons for variance and or
  similarities
• Identify claim process necessity or preference
• If there is a potential added or reduced cost
  within each variance

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Committee Focus for 2001

• Parts Selection by price, not quality or
  condition
• Identify if the practice exists
• If so, how common the practice is
• Understand the rational for practice
• Identify alternative solutions

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Next Steps November Meeting

• Work through enabling objectives
• What will need to be done to create the desired
  change

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Contact Information

• CIC Web Page ciclink.com
• CIC Administration Jeff Hendler
• 
  Phone [phone]
• Fax
  509-547-2086
• jeff_at_jdhendler.com
• Insurance Committee Co-Chairs
• Keith Manich Phone [phone]
• kmanich_at_allstate.com
• Roger Wright Phone [phone]
• Fax [phone]
• roger_wright_at_carstar.com

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THANK YOU

• The CIC 2001 Insurance Committee would like to
  thank everyone for taking the time from their
  businesses to participate in the Collision
  Industry Conference.