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  • Auto Injury Claims & Trends
  • Research Report

Auto Insurance Affordability - Cost Drivers in Michigan

This report is part of a larger body of IRC research examining the issue of affordability by identifying the key underlying cost drivers. The specific factors driving high insurance claim costs can vary from state to state.

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  • Auto Injury Claims & Trends
  • Research Report

Trends in Auto Injury Claims, 2019 Edition

This report examines the frequency, severity and loss costs associated with auto injury insurance claims under the property damage and bodily injury liability and personal injury protection coverages, from 1990 to 2017. Countrywide and individual state outcomes and trends are analyzed.

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  • Auto Injury Claims & Trends
  • Research Report

Auto Insurance Affordability - Cost Drivers in Florida

The report combines information from IRC closed-claim research and other sources and is part of IRC’s ongoing research into the factors driving the affordability of auto insurance.

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  • Auto Injury Claims & Trends
  • Research Report

Auto Insurance Affordability - Cost Drivers in Louisiana

The report combines information from IRC closed-claim research and other sources and is part of IRC’s ongoing research into the factors driving the affordability of auto insurance.

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  • Auto Injury Claims & Trends
  • Research Report

Third Party Bad Faith in Florida's Automobile Insurance System…

A report updating findings on the impact of Florida’s third-party bad-faith legal environment on BI liability auto insurance claim trends.

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  • Insurance Consumer Insights
  • Research Report

Digitizing the Auto Insurance Customer Relationship

This survey report explores the degree to which auto insurance customers interact with their insurer using digital methods and their preferences for using digital methods in the future.

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  • Auto Injury Claims & Trends
  • Research Report

Countrywide Patterns in Auto Injury Insurance Claims

This closed claim study is based on a sample of more than 80,000 auto injury claims paid in 2017 and examines trends in claim patterns, including injuries, medical treatment, claimed losses and payments, the claim settlement process, and attorney involvement.

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  • Insurance Consumer Insights
  • Research Report

Smart Home Technology: Many Express Interest, But Cost and Privacy…

Smart Home Technology: Many Express Interest, but Cost and Privacy Concerns Slow Adoption, This study finds that nearly half of all homeowners and renters countrywide would consider allowing their insurance company to receive information about the status of their home through a smart home device

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  • Uninsured Motorists
  • Research Report

Uninsured Motorists, 2017 Edition

This study examines trends in the percentage of uninsured motorists by state and countrywide. This edition of the report updates trends with new data for the period 2013-2015.