Here’s a chart showing current total loss breakpoints ( The point in which the vehicle is damaged and reached total loss threshold )  Usually between 75-80% of ACV.  Based on data in 2009 on files processed by AutoClaims Direct here is a graph showing the current total loss breakpoints by coverage type.  Yellow=comp, Green=pd , Orange=umpd, blue= collision

Suspected auto insurance fraud cases in CA are on the rise according to the California DOI. Click here for the full story.

Here’s a down town Los Angeles labor snapshot….

Out in the East Riverside, CA county area, here’s a sample of the current labor rates…