Take 4th Annual GCIA Labor Rate Survey Now
The 4th annual Georgia Collision Industry Association (GCIA) labor rate survey is now available to complete online. To take the survey, click HERE. The purpose of the survey is to provide the Georgia Office of Commissioner of Insurance with prevailing rates for labor and material so shops can be paid fairly for the work they
California Court Sides with Insurers in Labor Rate Survey Case
A California shop owner recently lost his appellate court case against Progressive and Allstate, which he accused of engaging in unlawful and unfair business practices by paying “artificially low” labor rates based on surveys including DRP shops. In the decision filed Monday, the court upheld a lower court’s decision that the insurers were operating within
CAA Considers Action on Non-Compliant Labor Rate Surveys
The California Autobody Association (CAA) is considering petitioning the California Department of Insurance (CDI) regarding at least two insurers’ labor rate surveys that it believes do not comply with current regulations. CAA says it’s the CDI’s position that if an insurer does not have a labor rate survey on file with the department, the insurer
POINT-COUNTERPOINT: Should Labor Rate Surveys Be Abolished?
YES By Lee Amaradio Jr. A labor rate survey’s intended purpose is to establish a starting point so labor rate negotiations can begin. It’s intended to create a floor to build upon, not create labor rate caps. Today, it’s not serving any purpose other than keeping costs down for insurance companies. The major problem with
Iowa DOI to Conduct Labor Rate Survey Following Shop’s Complaint
The Iowa Insurance Division (IID) will conduct its own independent labor rate survey this week and compare the results to insurance company labor rate survey data as part of an investigation into whether certain insurers have been telling consumers that they’ll have to pay the difference for repairs at shops that don’t charge the prevailing
Georgia Labor Rate Survey Results Released
The Georgia Collision Industry Association (GCIA) recently released the results of its 2009 labor rate survey. Almost 300 shops answered the survey, sharing how much they would need to charge to turn a profit. GCIA Executive Director Howard Batchelor said he believes the rates collected by the GCIA are skewed lower than they should be
RI Supreme Court to Hear Insurers’ Labor Rate Survey Appeal
The Rhode Island Supreme Court has decided to hear the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America’s (PCI) appeal of a case decided by the Superior Court that would require insurers to use data from labor rate surveys as the sole determinant of the prevailing auto body labor rate. The Supreme Court also moved to stay
California Associations At Odds Over Labor Rate Surveys
The California Autobody Association (CAA) announced that it supports the Bureau of Automotive Repair (BAR) performing a survey of the automotive repair industry that would include labor rates. The Collision Repair Association of California (CRA), however, opposes the BAR’s inclusion of labor rates in its survey. The CRA opposes the survey because of pending changes
Proposed Rules Would Change Purpose of California Labor Rate Surveys
The California Department of Insurance has released proposed changes to state law to a working group of insurer and repairer lobbyists that would clarify how insurers may use labor rate surveys in adjusting claims. The proposed changes would alter the purpose of labor rate surveys and clarify when a survey could be considered in adjusting
R.I. Supreme Court May Hear Labor Rate Survey Appeal
The Rhode Island Department of Business Regulation (DBR) and the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) have appealed an August Superior Court decision that would require insurance companies to use data collected from labor rate surveys as the lone determinant for collision repair rates. The Rhode Island Supreme Court will decide Oct. 23 whether