Auto insurance collision claims involving total losses have declined since 2004, according to a claim consultant's report.

That finding was made by San Diego-based auto collision claims consulting firm Mitchell International, which released its first-quarter 2008 edition of its Industry Trends Report, a quarterly publication highlighting industry-related trends, news items and statistics.

Mitchell's quarterly report, titled "Total Losses Trending Downwards Since 2004," found a clear decline in the number of total loss insurance claims over the past few years.

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