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
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
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
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
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
July 29 at 2:00pm
Notice of Public Meeting: July 29 Auto Body Labor Rate Advisory Board public meeting
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 |
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.
Read the 2022 Report here: https://www.mass.gov/doc/auto-body-commission-2022/download