# Cash and claim mix

A term used when buying auto glass.

The split between jobs a customer pays for directly and jobs an insurer pays for.

An insurer-paid job arrives through a network that sets the price and takes a fee for the referral, and a cash job is priced by the shop. The two look identical on the invoice and earn very differently, so a shop's revenue tells you almost nothing until it is split. Ask for jobs and [gross margin](https://searchspheresource.com/glossary/gross-margin) under each for two years, because a book drifting toward network work is a book quietly repricing itself downward.

Part of: Buying an Auto Glass Business (https://searchspheresource.com/guides/buying-an-auto-glass-business)

Source: https://searchspheresource.com/guides/buying-an-auto-glass-business/terms/cash-and-claim-mix
Not dated: The same editorial definitions as the glossary, inside a trade.

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