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Insurance Trade Groups Say California Labor Rate Regulation Increasing Both Rates and Costs

April 6, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

Insurance groups warn Department of Insurance collision repair labor rate regulations compounding California’s problem with rising accidents and repair costs. Repair association questions insurance view wondering how voluntary survey process can drive up rates.

Two California auto insurance trade associations, ACIC, the California Voice of the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) and the Personal Insurance Federation of California (PIFC) say new California Department of Insurance (CDI) collision repair regulations covering labor rate surveys are propelling collision repair costs higher

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