February 05, 2010
By: admin
Category: Weekly Article
In 2009, the average auto damage appraisal value for all losses was $ 2,552.39 This is down by over $138 from the previous year. Total losses have decreased over the past five years by 3% and early indicators show this may be attributed to the current economic situation. Another interesting trend is the move away from OEM parts. OEM usage dropped 6% over the past year with increased used of alternative and recycled parts.
The 2009 average appraisal cycle time delivered by AutoClaims Direct’s field representatives was 2.1 days which includes weekends. The average IA firm industry wide averaged 4.3 days including weekends.
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* All data from files processed through AutoClaims Direct’s industry leading DirectLink claims application.
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February 01, 2010
By: admin
Category: Weekly Article
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February 01, 2010
By: admin
Category: Weekly Article
Here’s a loss we found at a local park.

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January 28, 2010
By: admin
Category: Weekly Article
I was very interested to read this year-old bill finally had a hearing in Massachusetts. If you read and analyze the bill, you will notice it talks of establishing 3 Tiers of Auto body shops and based on the rating, insurers would be required to pay the shop at each level what is fair and reasonable for all labor hours. Shops that are B rated cannot be paid less than 90% of the the indexed labor rate in force at the time of the completion of the job. What????
Is this the state regulating minimum prices? What is the state’s definition of “fair and reasonable”? In the free market, repair shops like any entity need to compete and operate in a manner that allows for the fair market price to reach equilibrium on it’s own. Not with government price fixing. Oh yeah, I forget we are in the era of big government.
Here’s the link to the bill.
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January 25, 2010
By: admin
Category: Weekly Article
Here’s 2 current snapshots of auto body labor rates in San Diego County.


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