04/24/2025
OK, Here are some of my complaints on Insurance Companies. They Dictate to Independent Auto Body Shops. Question, has Your Insurance gone up in the last year and a half even though you have not had any claims? Has your other expenses gone Up like Groceries or Electricity, Property Taxes, the Fact is the Cost of Living has by at least 3.5 percent. I can Honestly tell you our cost of Paint and Related Materials has increased steadily every month. That is an Inarguable Fact.
I recently talked to Auto-Owners Rep. in Escanaba she told me she had talked to the Powers that be in Lansing and they will not negotiate Rates for us. Maybe Ne Year. We have had pretty much the same from all but a few companies and to me that is Price Fixing but because in my humble opinion they Lobby with Politicians. To me, its unacceptable they can Dictate our Rates they will pay also they can make customers accept Aftermarket Parts on a Vehicle as little as 1 year old. This is one reason I don't smile much.
Yes I understand its how the Industry is going but it is wrong.
Gary Lantagne