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AASP/NJ Meeting Details Labor Rate Data, Estimate Audit Tool

April 26, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

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Collision repairers learned about latest New Jersey labor rate survey results. Members of the Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of New Jersey (AASP/NJ) were shown tools and resources designed to help collision repairers get paid more for the work they do at labor rates they deserve during the association’s recent virtual meeting. AASP/NJ welcomed Richard […]

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AASP/NJ to Host Virtual Meeting April 21 on Getting the Labor Rates You Deserve

April 12, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of New Jersey (AASP/NJ) will host a virtual membership meeting, Get Paid for More of Your Work at Labor Rates YOU Deserve, on Wednesday, April 21 at 6:30pm via Zoom. The event will feature Sam and Richard Valenzuela of National AutoBody Research (NABR). Through their presentation, the Valenzuelas – […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: AASP/NJ, Labor Rates, National AutoBody Research, Webinars

1963 Insurance Anti-Trust Consent Decree Nominated for Termination

August 9, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

For decades collision repair facility operators who oppose insurance company direct repair programs and labor rate setting have sought to have an over 55 year old consent decree applied to today’s industry. The 1963 consent decree reached between the U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) and three insurance industry trade associations has been nominated to be officially […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: 1963 Consent Decree, Antitrust, Direct Repair Programs, Labor Rates, U.S. DOJ

AASP/NJ to Address Collision Repair Labor Rates and Procedure Issues in Seminars May 22-23

May 6, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of New Jersey (AASP/NJ) will host two seminars focused on addressing labor rates and procedure issues through the Variable Rate System (VRS) by National AutoBody Research. AASP/NJ will host the seminars at locations in both the north and south of New Jersey. The North event will be held Wednesday, […]

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National AutoBody Research Launches Massachusetts Labor Rate Survey

May 3, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

National AutoBody Research (NABR) announced the launch of its VRS Labor Rate Survey in the state of Massachusetts, sponsored by AASP-Massachusetts. The online survey is free for all Massachusetts collision repair centers and can be found on NABR’s survey website. Through the VRS Standardized Labor Rate Survey, NABR provides Massachusetts body shops with an independent, […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: AASP/MA, Labor Rates, National AutoBody Research

Texas Legislation Seeks to Define Prevailing Collision Repair Labor Rates, Parts Choice, OEM Procedures

February 8, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

Texas House Bill 1348

Bill seeks to address prevailing rates, would require labor rate surveys to establish rates to be conducted by a third party, prohibit insurers from requiring least expensive parts and further restrict referrals. Legislation filed in Texas on February 4 seeks to address a panoply of common friction points between collision repair facilities and insurance companies […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: Anti-Steering, Labor Rates, legislation, OEM Repair Procedures, Texas

NABR Launches New Version of Its California Labor Rate Survey

February 8, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

National AutoBody Research (NABR) announced the launch of its newly revised California Standardized Auto Body Labor Rate Survey, based on the labor rate survey format defined by the California Department of Insurance (CDI). As new laws in California for storage took effect at the New Year, and to respond to market activity in California, NABR […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: California, Labor Rates, National AutoBody Research

NuGen IT Launches California Geo-Coded Collision Repair Labor Rate Calculator Database

December 4, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

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The Geo Labor and Tax Rate (GLTR) Guide uses geopositioning technology to ensure California Department of Insurance (CDI) regulatory compliance and prevailing labor rate accuracy for the remaining 49 states. NuGen IT has announced the release of its specialized Geo Labor and Tax Rate (GLTR) Guide to facilitate more efficient auto claims processing. The software […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Labor Rates, NuGen IT

California Senate Insurance Committee Amends Collision Repair Labor Rate Bill

June 28, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

Committee incorporates amendments to bill that seeks to offer insurers an alternative labor rate survey process to those in DOI regulations. Though the DOI does not have a position on the bill, it is concerned about amendments late in the legislative process. The California Senate Insurance Committee yesterday held a hearing on Assembly Bill 2276 […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: California, Labor Rates, legislation

UK National Body Repair Association Calls on Insurers to Address Collision Repair Cost Inflation

June 8, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

The National Body Repair Association (NBRA), the trade body for collision repairers in the UK, is calling on the insurance industry to do more in helping repairers keep up with rising costs. The announcement follows recent news that Audatex will be increasing their prices up 3.5 percent in the UK starting July 1. According to […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Audatex, Inflation, Labor Rates, National Body Repair Association, United Kingdom

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