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MALVERN, Pa., February 2, 2021—A new study from the Insurance Research Council (IRC) finds that two-thirds of respondents worked from home at least part of the time during the COVID-19 pandemic.

MALVERN, Pa., September 2, 2020—New York ranks as the fourth-least-affordable state in the country for auto insurance, according to a study from the Insurance Research Council (IRC). New York’s affordability index was 2.21 percent from 2013 through 2016, compared with 1.58 percent countrywide.

MALVERN, Pa.— According to a new survey study from the Insurance Research Council (IRC), 80 percent of drivers who participated in an auto insurer-sponsored telematics program reported changing how they drive, but not all the changes were permanent: 42 percent of those who made changes while in t

MALVERN, Pa., February 18, 2019—Despite today’s safer cars and roads, a rise in the severity of auto injury claims is increasing costs for insurers and creating upward pressure on the cost of coverage for consumers, according to a new study from the Insurance Research Council (IRC).

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., February 18, 2019—Despite today’s safer cars and roads, a rise in the severity of auto injury claims is increasing costs for insurers and creating upward pressure on the cost of coverage for consumers, according to a new study from the Insurance Research Council (IR