Final Report of the Auto Body Labor Rate Advisory Board
Auto Body Labor Rate Advisory Board Public Information Sessions
Public Information Sessions are posted below. Please click on the applicable "Notice of Public Meeting" for the link to join the session.
April 17 at 2:00pm
Notice of Public Meeting: Auto Body Labor Rate Advisory Board Public Meeting
Recording of Public Meeting: Open Meeting of April 17, 2025 of Auto Body Labor Rate Advisory Board
Auto Body Labor Rate Advisory Board 4.17.25 minutes
May 5 at 2:00pm
Notice of Public Meeting: May 5 Auto Body Labor Rate Advisory Board public meeting
Recording of Public Meeting: Open Meeting of May 5, 2025 of Auto Body Labor Rate Advisory Board
Auto Body Labor Rate Advisory Board 5.5.25 minutes
May 29 at 2:00pm
Notice of Public Meeting: May 29 Auto Body Labor Rate Advisory Board public meeting
Recording of Public Meeting: Open Meeting of May 29, 2025 of Auto Body Labor Rate Advisory Board
Auto Body Labor Rate Advisory Board 5.29.25 minutes
June 3 at 2:00pm
Notice of Public Meeting: June 3 Auto Body Labor Rate Advisory Board public meeting
Recording of Public Meeting: Open Meeting of June 3, 2025 of Auto Body Labor Rate Advisory Board
Auto Body Labor Rate Advisory Board 6.3.25 minutes
June 12 1:00-5:00pm, State House Room 1B
All members of the public are invited to attend and give testimony to the Advisory Board at the State House. There will also be a virtual component.
**IMPORTANT NOTE: State House Room B-1 holds about 50 people. There will be a sign-in sheet for live testimony available beginning at 11:00AM and those attending will be allowed to wait outside in the corridor. In-person testimony will be first, and at the end of live testimony virtual testimony will be allowed, time permitting.
Notice of Public Meeting: June 12 Auto Body Labor Rate Advisory Board public meeting
Recording of Public Meeting: Open Meeting of June 12, 2025 of Auto Body Labor Rate Advisory Board
Auto Body Labor Rate Advisory Board 6.12.25 minutes
July 29 at 2:00pm
Notice of Public Meeting: July 29 Auto Body Labor Rate Advisory Board public meeting
Recording of Public Meeting: Open Meeting of August 29, 2025 of Auto Body Labor Rate Advisory Board
Auto Body Labor Rate Advisory Board 7.29.25 minutes
September 15 at 2:00pm
Notice of Public Meeting: September 15 Auto Body Labor Rate Advisory Board public meeting
Recording of Public Meeting: Open Meeting of September 15, 2025 of Auto Body Labor Advisory Board
Auto Body Labor Rate Advisory Board 9.15.25 minutes
October 29 at 4:00pm
Notice of Public Meeting: October 29 Auto Body Labor Rate Advisory Board public meeting
Recording of Public Meeting: Open Meeting of October 29, 2025 of Auto Body Labor Advisory Board
Auto Body Labor Rate Advisory Board 10.29.25 minutes
November 24 at 2:30pm
Notice of Public Meeting: November 24 Auto Body Labor Rate Advisory Board public meeting
Recording of Public Meeting: Open Meeting of November 24, 2025 of Auto Body Labor Rate Advisory Board
Auto Body Labor Rate Advisory Board 11.24.25 minutes
December 22, 2025
Notice of Public Meeting: December 22 Auto Body Labor Rate Advisory Board public meeting
Recording of Public Meeting: Open Meeting of December 22, 2025 of Auto Body Labor Rate Advisory Board
Advisory Board Members
The Board is comprised of the following 14 representatives or their designees.
| Seat | Appointee |
|---|---|
| Commissioner of Insurance, Chair | Michael D. Powers, Counsel to the Commissioner of the Division of Insurance |
| Attorney General, Chair | Stacey Gotham, Actuary, Insurance & Financial Services Division |
| Division of Standards | Mark A. Merante, Deputy Commissioner and General Counsel |
| Alliance of Automotive Service Providers (3) | Rick Starbard, Rick’s Auto Collision, Inc., Revere Brian Bernard, Total Care Accident Repair Service of Raynham, Raynham Matthew Ciaschini, Full Tilt Auto Body & Collision, West Hatfield |
| Auto insurance industry selected by the Automobile Insurers Bureau (3) | Christopher S. Stark, Executive Director, Massachusetts Insurance Federation Peter Smith, MAPFRE Insurance Samantha Tracy, Arbella Insurance Group |
| Massachusetts Association of Insurance Agents | Paul Burke, Vice-President, BayCoast Insurance Company, Swansea |
| Business Community | JocCole “JC” Burton, Chief Executive Officer, Maven Construction, Inc. |
| Consumer Advocate | Sean Kane, Safety Research & Strategies, Inc., Seekonk |
| Economist | John Kwoka, Neal F. Finnegan Distinguished Professor of Economics, Northeastern University |
| State Automobile Dealers Association | David Brown, Service Director, Bill Diluca Chevrolet-Cadilac Inc., Andover |
Recommendations from Non-Board Members / General Public
Read recommendations from non-Board members to the Division of Insurance for a fair and equitable labor rate.
Auto Body Labor Rates Advisory Board Meetings
The 14-member Advisory Board will meet periodically. These meetings will be posted on the Advisory Board’s website.
2022 Auto Body Labor Rate Commission
Section 130 of Chapter 24 of the Acts of 2021 previously established the Special Commission on Auto Body Labor Rates.