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December 16, 2019, MALVERN, Pa — A new study from the Insurance Research Council (IRC) shows that motor vehicle ownership is considered a good investment by most adults, but that attitudes toward ownership are challenged by the availability of transportation alternatives such as Uber and Lyft.

MALVERN, Pa., September 30, 2019—The cost of homeowners insurance claims has been increasing rapidly in recent years despite a long-term decline in the frequency of claims, according to a new report from the Insurance Research Council (IRC).

MALVERN, Pa., April 8, 2019—Michigan ranks as the third-least-affordable state in the country for auto insurance, according to a new study from the Insurance Research Council (IRC). Michigan’s affordability index was 2.21 percent from 2013 through 2016, compared with 1.58 percent countrywide.

MALVERN, Pa.— The cost of homeowners insurance claims has been increasing at twice the rate of inflation despite significant declines in recent years, according to a new report from the Insurance Research Council (IRC).

MALVERN, Pa., December 19, 2018—Florida ranks second on a list of least-affordable states for auto insurance, according to a new study from the Insurance Research Council (IRC).

MALVERN, Pa., October 29, 2018—Louisiana ranks number one on a list of least affordable states for auto insurance, according to a new study from the Insurance Research Council (IRC).

MALVERN, Pa.— According to a new report from the Insurance Research Council (IRC), more than one-in-three adults countrywide would likely forego owning or leasing a personal vehicle if self-driving vehicles operated by transportation network companies, such as Uber and Lyft, were available to the

MALVERN, Pa.— A new report from the Insurance Research Council (IRC) estimates that Florida’s third-party bad-faith legal environment added an average of $106 in claim costs to every insured vehicle in the state in 2017, and resulted in a total of $7.6 billion in additional claim costs over the p

MALVERN, Pa.— A new survey from the Insurance Research Council (IRC) finds that while phone calls remain the most common method consumers use to manage their auto insurance, many consumers are eager to use digital methods to accomplish the same tasks.