Insurer offers body shops PAS 125 incentive
From the 1 July 2009 Allianz’s 173-strong approved repairer network will be required to conform to the new PAS 125 British Standards Institute Kitemark specification. The same criteria will also apply to any repairers wanting to join the network for the first time.
Repairers who gain Kitemark approval will be rewarded through use of the partner performance review matrix, giving them the potential to increase their labour rates by up to £2 an hour, the insurer
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