Workshops under pressure from the insurers Criticism about the partner contracts of the car insurance companies is now loud in the car trade. The insurance companies bind their customers by contract to certain car companies and reduce in compensation the amount of the monthly premiums. At the same time, the car repair shops can also profit from this regulation by good utilization. However, the price pressure from the side of the insurance grows, according to the magazine “Autohaus”. The insurers demand about additional free services v The spectrum ranges from extended warranty to pick-up and bring-service to interior cleaning.