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MALVERN, Pa.— A new study from the Insurance Research Council (IRC) shows that claimed economic losses for bodily injury liability (BI) insurance claims increased 10 percent annualized from 2012 to 2017, substantially above the medical inflation rate of 3 percent over the same period.

MALVERN, Pa.—Nearly half of all homeowners and renters in the United States would consider allowing their insurance company to receive information about the status of their home through a smart home device or system, according to a new survey from the Insurance Research Council (IRC).

MALVERN, Penn.—Oct. 9, 2017— Countrywide, about one in eight drivers on the road in 2015 was uninsured, according to a new report from the Insurance Research Council (IRC).

MALVERN, Pa.— Almost five years after Superstorm Sandy, one third of homeowners in several coastal states are still unaware of hurricane deductibles and how they work, a new Insurance Research Council (IRC) poll has found.

MALVERN, Pa.— The use of attorneys in settling Texas homeowners insurance claims is spreading, according to a recent study of homeowners insurance claims conducted by the Insurance Research Council (IRC).

MALVERN, Pa.— In a recent online poll about experiences with auto injury insurance claims, almost half of respondents with auto injury claims hired attorneys to help settle those claims.

MALVERN, Pa.—Despite the extensive media attention received by Uber, AirBNB, and similar examples of the emerging sharing economy, 71 percent of all adult Americans report little familiarity with the sharing economy, according to a recent public opinion survey from the Insurance Research Council

MALVERN, Pa.—Medical utilization rates exceeding national norms are a major contributor to high claim costs in eight of the 12 least affordable auto insurance systems, according to a new report from the Insurance Research Council (IRC).

MALVERN, Pa.—More than half (56 percent) of the drivers participating in an Insurance Research Council (IRC) public opinion survey have made changes in how they drive since installing a telematics device provided by their insurance company in their primary vehicle.* Thirty-six percent of responde