National AutoBody Research (NABR) has released a new version of BillableGenie, its online system designed to provide collision repairers with expanded access to estimate data, information that has historically been more readily available to insurance companies. “For years, perhaps decades, insurance providers have had an absolute competitive advantage over body shops for access to collision […]
NABR Adds New Features to LaborRateHero
National AutoBody Research (NABR) announced the release of a new version of its LaborRateHero.com website, adding three new features to make the site easier to use and more powerful. First is the new “Market Rates at a Glance” feature. During labor rate searches of any geographic area, the Body rate for each individual shop surveyed […]
Nearly 100 Collision Repair Professionals Learn How to “Take Back Their Business” at AASP-Massachusetts Fall Meeting
Collision repair professionals from all over Massachusetts filed into the auditorium at Assabet Valley Vocational Technical School in Marlborough, Mass. on November 19 to take part in a full day of beneficial education and collaboration focused on the idea of “Taking Back Their Business,” presented by the Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of Massachusetts (AASP/MA). […]
AASP/MA Explores NABR Labor Rate Research at Membership Meeting
On May 5, the Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of Massachusetts (AASP/MA) hosted a General Membership Meeting with guests Richard and Sam Valenzuela of National AutoBody Research (NABR), who provided an extensive update on how their company’s work with the association continues to result in realistic, statistically valid posted rate information for Massachusetts shops that […]
AASP/NJ to Host Virtual Meeting April 21 on Getting the Labor Rates You Deserve
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 – […]
National AutoBody Research Launches Massachusetts Labor Rate Survey
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, […]
NABR Launches New Version of Its California Labor Rate Survey
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 […]
NABR Launches Searchable Database of Insurer Paid Not-Included Collision Repair Procedures
National AutoBody Research (NABR) announced the launch of BillableGenie, an online centralized source of actual data on insurer paid not-included collision repair procedures and operations, labor rates paid, labor rate concessions, and other manually entered estimate line items. NABR’s current variable rate system (VRS) subscribers already have access to BillableGenie as part of their current […]
NABR Launches Research on Estimate Data Covering Paid Not-Included Procedures
National AutoBody Research (NABR) announced the creation of its Collision Research Panel, a nationwide research panel of body shops to gather an extensive data set of actual repair data on insurer paid not-included procedures and operations, labor rates, labor rate concessions, and other manually entered estimate line items. To join the panel, shops can enroll […]
National AutoBody Research Launches Labor Rate Survey in for New York
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 […]