Greg Horn

About the Author

Greg Horn

Greg Horn is vice president of industry relations for Mitchell International. Previously, he served as vice president of material damage claims at GMAC Insurance, where he was responsible for all aspects of the physical damage claims process and the implementation of a unique vehicle replacement program. Prior to GMAC, he served as director of material damage processes for National Grange Mutual. He can be reached at greg.horn@mitchell.com, www.mitchell.com.

• Storm-Damaged Cars Could Resurface in Used Car Market

  By Greg Horn  |  November 30, 2012

  Vehicles flooded during Sandy could resurface in the used car market. Read about "title washing" here.

• Beware of Storm-Damaged Cars Flooding the Market

  By Greg Horn  |  November 7, 2012

  An estimated 80,000 to 100,000 vehicles from Sandy-affected states will be declared total losses. There's also a chance many of these will resurface in the used car market.

• Accident-Avoidance Tech Drives Claims Trends

  By Greg Horn  |  October 26, 2012

  A combination of telematics, EDRs and black box technologies will continue to impact both claims frequency and severity in different ways.

• Accident-Avoidance Tech Can Increase Claims Severity

  By Greg Horn  |  October 22, 2012

  While attending a recent car show, I came across a reproduction window sticker displayed in a mint-condition 1966 Mercury Marauder.

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  Accident-Avoidance Tech Continues To Impact Auto Claims

  By Greg Horn  |  October 8, 2012

  A combination of telematics, EDRs and black box technologies will continue to impact both claims frequency and severity in different ways. Mitchell's Greg Horn explains.

• Communication Is the Key

  By Greg Horn  |  August 3, 2012

  Insurers need to be fully aware of the processes direct repair shops have in place for communicating with vehicle owners.

• Accident-Avoidance Tech Here to Stay, But Collisions Won't Go Away

  By Greg Horn  |  July 5, 2012

  Improved vehicle design has certainly had some impact on the reduction of accidents, but the decreased number of accidents reported to police agencies is more likely due to financial woes.

• The True Cost of Raising CAFE Standards

  By Greg Horn  |  March 15, 2012

  The Obama administration wants to raise the Corporate Average Fuel Economy standard to 54.5 mpg by 2025--but how will that affect consumers?

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  The Horsepower Race

  By Greg Horn  |  February 6, 2012

  The cutthroat horsepower race between vehicles on U.S. roads will have a far-reaching effect on the insurance industry.

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  Cars Have Changed; Why Haven’t Total-Loss Regulations?

  By Greg Horn  |  January 9, 2012

  The vehicles we drive today have become amazingly more complex over the last decade—and total-loss regulations need to catch up.

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  Preparing for the Next Wave of Data—the Black Box

  By Greg Horn  |  October 21, 2011

  There's a large focus today on using event data recorder and onboard diagnostic port devices to gather driving-habit data to more accurately underwrite risk.

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  Will Crash-Avoidance Systems Eliminate Accidents?

  By Greg Horn  |  September 28, 2011

  Advances in crash-avoidance systems have hit a fevered pace over the last few years, including vehicle-stability controls and back-up cameras—but will the technology eliminate auto accidents?

• Why Auto Total-Loss Rates Will Increase

  By Greg Horn  |  August 19, 2011

  A recent trend in car buying may spell an increase in total-loss rates.

• The Consequences of Spiking Oil

  By Greg Horn  |  July 29, 2011

  In the world of auto physical damage claims, we need to focus our attention on some less obvious areas that will be influenced by spiking oil prices.

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  Small Engines, Big Power

  By Greg Horn  |  July 15, 2011

  With four cylinders now capable of better acceleration than some muscle cars of the 1960s, the time has come to re-evaluate underwriting methods.

• The Future Is Turbo Charged!

  By Greg Horn  |  July 1, 2011

  The turbo charger, once the “red flag” for insurance underwriters because of its appeal to fast drivers, has now become more mainstream.