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Competitive Bids ✔✔The competitive bid process requires that two or more repairers submit competitive estimates or "bids" for a specific repair job. The amount of the low, complete bid is generally considered to be the "competitive" price and is used as the basis for settlement. In all cases, the vehicle owner selects the facility that will perform repairs.
PCPs ✔✔State Farm uses a continuous survey that gives repairers the opportunity to provide information online. The repairer information is used to determine labor rates and material pricing levels that reflect prevailing prices in that area. PCPs are determined by analyzing information provided by repairers that meet the Equipment/Capabilities Criteria listed on the Repair Facility Survey form
Select Service Program ✔✔In some market areas, repairers have been selected to participate in State Farm's Select Service Program. The program is designed to enhance claim service, increase efficiency, and afford customers an opportunity to select qualified repairers to inspect and estimate vehicle damage
Paintless Dent repair ✔✔Paintless Dent Repair (PDR) is an industry recognized repair process that involves the removal
of hail dents or other types of damage from metal exterior surface panels without disturbing the vehicle's finish. In most cases, this procedure involves the use of specialized tools to apply pressure to the backside of the panel to remove surface imperfections. Other techniques may be used to repair damage from the topside of the panel, depending on the size and location of the damage. By using either of these techniques, the technician is able to restore panel appearance which eliminates the need for refinishing the panel's surface area. The PDR process is often used to repair hail damage or other similar dents that occur when an outer panel strikes (or is struck by) an object that has not compromised the finish of the panel. Since the outer finish of the panel has not been disturbed, it eliminates the refinishing process and may allow for repairs to be completed in a more timely and cost effective manner.
ICAR ✔✔Inter Industry Conference on Auto Collision Repair.
Determining Repair Costs ✔✔The prices we pay for most repair operations will be determined from printed or electronic collision estimating guides and repair facility survey results. However, it is not possible to determine the cost of every repair operation from these sources. For example, when estimating a sheet metal or other repair operation, the labor estimate is based on judgment time. When estimating judgment time, it should follow what is competitive in the local market to repair the vehicle in a quality manner.
Publication of survey information ✔✔We will not knowingly violate that confidentiality by publicizing individual survey data to persons outside our organization
Claims Summary ✔✔State Farm will pay claims based upon reasonable, competitive prices for repairs necessary to repair the vehicle in a quality manner. The policy contract and law of dam ages will assist us in determining whether certain operations are payable
Non original equipment and recycled parts ✔✔State Farm promises satisfaction to the vehicle owner when new non
original equipment and/or recycled parts are specified on an estimate that is written or approved by State Farm or a Select Service repair facility. The State Farm promise of satisfaction relative to non -original equipment or recycled parts does not replace any quality or warranty provisions we require from repairers, non-original equipment, or recycled part suppliers. The State Farm promise of satisfaction for non- original equipment and recycled
parts extends to fit, corrosion resistance, and performance qualities
OEM ✔✔Original Equipment Manufacturer
Non-OEM ✔✔Non-Original Equipment Manufacturer
OEM Quality ✔✔Used, rebuilt, or reconditioned parts must be of sufficient quality relative to the part being replaced
Certified Crash Related Non-OEM Parts ✔✔such parts are subject to certification standards developed by an organization approved by State Farm*: •Bumper components •Lighting components •Radiator supports/tie bars and associated mounting components •Outer sheet metal and plastic/composite parts
The vehicle owner may request a new non-OEM crash part that is not certified. In this situation, we should pay the claim based on the part being utilized
standard.(In the absence of a certified part being available, a non-certified part may be used if requested by the vehicle owner.)
