California Auto Body Labor Rate Survey Bill Causes Controversy
The California Senate Insurance Committee recently voted 9-1 to advance Assembly Bill 2276, with a purpose to supplement the auto body labor rate survey laws and clarify parameters and other conditions.
National AutoBody Research Unveils New Website for Labor Rate Surveys
With the website, National AutoBody Research aims to extend its VRS (Variable Rate System) Labor Rate Surveys to collision repairers in all states, the Phoenix-based research and consulting firm said.
Determining Labor Rates for Aluminum
The collision repair industry needs to stop the funny times and begin to assess an hour for an hour at a true labor rate.
National AutoBody Research Launches VRS Labor Rate Survey in State of New York
With the addition of New York, the VRS Labor Rate Survey now operates in the nation’s top five most populated states, including California, Texas, Florida and Illinois.
California Insurers Bemoan State’s New Collision Repair Labor Rates
Two trade associations representing California auto insurers assert that new collision repair regulations are adding to the “skyrocketing repair costs” in the state, and warn that insurers will have no choice but to pass those costs on to consumers.
National AutoBody Research Launches VRS Labor Rate Survey in Kansas and Missouri
NABR states that the VRS Labor Rate Survey provides both collision repairers and insurers with an independent, third party, trusted survey of labor rate data in markets across the U.S.
National AutoBody Research Launches VRS Labor Rate Survey for Oklahoma
The Variable Rate Survey provides collision repairers with an independent, third-party survey of labor rate data for the state of Oklahoma.
NJ and NY Collision Repairers Could See Significant Decreases in Labor Rates After State Farm Rezoning
Reports are that some New York- and New Jersey-area body shops are seeing a decrease in labor rate of $15 to $16 per hour based on a new method of calculating the prevailing competitive price by State Farm.
California Department of Insurance Issues New Auto Collision Repair Labor Rate Survey Regulations
The new regulation sets forth voluntary standards for insurers to accurately and reliably survey auto body repair labor rates to ensure they are paying the reasonable and proper amount.
Latest ‘Who Pays for What’ Survey Focuses on Aluminum Repair Labor Rates
The current survey, open for participation through the end of October, focuses on aluminum repair labor rates, as well as about two dozen shop supply items, asking how frequently shops are paid for each by the eight largest auto insurers in the country.