Insurer Relations Minot ND

The relationship between auto repair shops and car insurers can often be a difficult one. In the articles that follow you'll find some suggestions on how to improve these relationships for the betterment of your business.

How Do I Get Insurers to Pay My Labor Rate? Minot ND

Labor rates have always been an area of contention between shop owners and insurance companies. From time immemorial, the two camps have been divided on the issue, and monumental arguments have arisen any time this subject is broached. So before we can arrive at any real answer to the labor rate question, we must first look at the components that impact rates.

Power Steering: Insurers Steering to Preferred Shops Minot ND

While the directing of work is contrary to an open market and has corrosive effects on a non-DRP business’s customer base, it also has a good deal of value to those whose business is dependent on the flow of customers derived from DRPs and their referrals. Read on to learn more about the practice of insurers steering auto repair business to their preferred shops and how that affects the way the industry works.

Resolving Shop/Insurer Conflicts...Peacefully Minot ND

Many shop owners complain that insurance companies aren't allowing them to make a living. How is it, then, that so many other shop owners are working with insurers successfully?

Use Your Clout, You Lout: Labor Rates Minot ND

If you're in a trade market that has a high utilization of used parts, you'll have a difficult time negotiating for OEM. The best thing you can do here is educate the consumer and be sure you understand the policies of your customers' insurance carrier.
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