RI| The Rhode Island Department of Business Regulation Bulletin Number 2025-2 details the process and requirements for the 2025 Auto Body Labor Rate Survey, which must be conducted by insurers and groups meeting or exceeding a 1% market share. Insurers are required to distribute questionnaires to all fully licensed auto body repair facilities, establish separate labor rates for Class A and Class B auto body shops (including a rate for aluminum repairs, if applicable), and report prevailing rates to the Department no later than September 1, 2025.
Key Points:
- Insurers/groups with 1% or more market share in Rhode Island must participate in a labor rate survey for auto body shops and submit their findings to the state by September 1, 2025.
- The survey must distinctly address both Class A and Class B shops as well as aluminum repair rates, with the outcome influencing each insurer’s prevailing labor rate.
- All required reports must be submitted via email to the specified address, and questions should also be directed there; hard copies will not be accepted.
