Unregistered Carriers on 03/09/2009 - 746
Unregistered Carriers on 03/10/2010 - 741
Illinois - 96.59%
Maine - 96.20%
Indiana - 92.00%
Alabama - 91.46%
Kentucky - 89.77%
A couple of weeks ago, I was sitting on a beach in Florida thinking about UCR. That statement, in and of itself, should raise a bunch of red flags!
But then, I had this thought, which should be taken as nothing more than the ramblings of a man who's not smart enough to think about something other than UCR while he's basking in the sun - or who's been out in the sun too long.
My thought was this:
What if a state completely outsourced its UCR registration operation to a "UCR Vendor"? Lock, stock and barrel. Not enforcement, just registration. Which one would do the job better?
Let's assume, for the sake of discussion, that 1) the vendor could legitimately claim to carriers that they represented the state ("Hi, this is the state of Illinois calling"), 2) the vendor had capabilities equivalent to UCR-Link and 3) there was some kind of incentive for the vendor to do their best job - performance clauses, bonuses, or whatever - just like there are for states (except, of course, for those crazy caps!). Perhaps the following would work: the vendor gets the same percentage of the agreed-upon compensation as the state's UCR registration percentage. Sold!
I have to be honest - I kind of like the vendor's chances. Why? Because it could be run very similarly to a for-profit project. Combine that with enforcement and you've got a winner!
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