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California Bill That Sought to Overturn Collision Repair Anti-Steering and Labor Rate Regulations Fails to Advance

January 25, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

California AB 1679

California Assembly Appropriations Committee did not approve legislation at hearing last week. At a hearing on January 18, the California Assembly Appropriations Committee refused to advance Assembly Bill 1679 (AB 1679) that sought to overturn California Department of Insurance (CDI) anti-steering and collision repair labor rate regulations that took effect in March 2017. The legislation […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: Anti-Steering, California, Labor Rates, legislation

Collision Repair Labor Rates for Aluminum Show Wide Variation by Market in the U.S.

May 24, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

Aluminum Labor Rates

Our comparison of average steel body and structural labor rates to cosmetic aluminum and structural rates shows wide variations by Metropolitan Statistical Area. As collision repair facilities have invested in aluminum repair capabilities, by far one of the most common questions we get from readers on both the repair and insurance side of the industry, […]

Filed Under: Research Tagged With: Aluminum, Labor Rates

California Assembly Insurance Committee Approves Bill that Overturn New Anti-Steering and Labor Rate Regulations

April 21, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

California AB 1679

Bill now moves to Appropriations Committee. At a hearing on April 19, the California Assembly Insurance Committee approved Assembly Bill 1679 (AB 1679) that seeks to overturn California Department of Insurance (CDI) anti-steering and collision repair labor rate regulations that took effect in March. The bill passed by a unanimous 13-0 vote during the hearing. […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: Anti-Steering, California, Labor Rates, legislation

National AutoBody Research Launches Labor Rate Survey in for New York

April 21, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

National AutoBody Research (NABR) announced the launch of the VRS Labor Rate Survey in New York, sponsored by an anonymous western New York collision repairer. The online survey is free for all New York collision repairer centers and can be found on the NABR website. The VRS Labor Rate Survey provides both collision repairers and […]

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

California Bill Seeks to Overturn New Collision Repair Anti-Steering and Labor Rate Regulations

April 11, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

California AB 1679

Amended bill would eliminate many of the changes that were introduced by the California Department of Insurance in March. Hearing scheduled for April 19 in Assembly Insurance Committee. California Assembly Bill 1679 (AB 1679) introduced by Assemblywoman Autumn Burke seeks to overturn California Department of Insurance (CDI) anti-steering and collision repair labor rate regulations that took […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: Anti-Steering, California, Labor Rates, legislation

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 […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: California, Department of Insurance, Labor Rates, Regulations

California Insurance Department Publishes Final Auto Body Labor Rate Survey Regulation

December 2, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

Department regulation addresses what it termed “…insurer created labor rate surveys which did not fairly measure labor rates” with new regulations specifying survey process. Starting in February, insurance company labor rate surveys in California will need to follow a process outlined by the Department of Insurance. On Wednesday, the Department published its final text of […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: California, Department of Insurance, Labor Rates, Regulation

Amendments Published to California’s Proposed Collision Repair Labor Rate and Anti-Steering Regulation

September 29, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

California Insurance Regulation Proposals

Changes would allow labor rates determined in older survey to move down if the consumer price index declines. Would restrict labor rate methodology to use price charged by the simple majority versus average labor rate. The California Department of Insurance (DOI) has published amendments to proposed regulations governing insurance company labor rate surveys and anti-steering […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: Anti-Steering, California, California Autobody Association, Department of Insurance, Labor Rates, Regulation

Rhode Island Releases 2016 Labor Rate Survey Reports for Class A and B Collision Repair Facilities

September 23, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

2016 Rhode Island Collision Repair labor rates

Latest survey is the first to require insurers to report labor rates based upon two tiered licensing structure. Do Class A repairers get paid more than Class B? The Rhode Island Department of Business Regulation released its Auto Body Labor Rate Survey reports for 2016. The report is the first to take into consideration the […]

Filed Under: Research Tagged With: Labor Rates, Licensing, Rhode Island

National AutoBody Research Releases Labor Rate Survey for Pennsylvania

August 24, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

National AutoBody Research logo

National AutoBody Research (NABR) announced the launch of the Pennsylvania VRS Labor Rate Survey, sponsored by the Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of Pennsylvania (AASP-PA). The free online survey is available to all Pennsylvania collision repairers on the NABR website. “We’re excited to bring the VRS Labor Rate Survey and system to Pennsylvania,” said Jeff […]

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

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