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  • Auto Injury Claims & Trends
  • Research Report

Vehicle Characteristics and Auto Injury Claims

A new study by the Insurance Research Council (IRC) details the steady incorporation of front and side airbag systems in motor vehicles and documents the beneficial impact of this trend on auto injury insurance claim costs.

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  • Auto Injury Claims & Trends
  • Research Report

Analysis of No-Fault Auto Insurance Claims in Minnesota

Chiropractors now account for a greater share of total provider charges in Minnesota's no-fault insurance system than all other types of treating providers combined.

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  • Auto Injury Claims & Trends
  • Research Report

Colorado Auto Insurance - Transition from No-Fault to Tort

Colorado auto insurance regulations changed from a no-fault system to a tort-based system in 2003. This IRC report examines auto claim frequencies and loss costs in Colorado before and after the transition from no-fault to tort.

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  • Auto Injury Claims & Trends
  • Research Report

Auto Injury Insurance Claims: Countrywide Patterns in Treatment, Cost…

This closed claim study updates the IRC’s ongoing research on injuries in auto accidents based on a sample of more than 42,000 auto injury claims paid by major auto insurers countrywide.

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  • Auto Injury Claims & Trends
  • Research Report

Alternative Medical Treatment in Auto Injury Claims

This IRC report investigates the utilization and cost of alternative medical treatment in BI and PIP auto insurance claims. The report also documents the wide variation in the utilization of alternative treatment in different states.
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  • Insurance Consumer Insights
  • Research Report

Public Attitude Monitor 2007 - Public Support for Laws and Devices…

The first issue of the Insurance Research Council’s Public Attitude Monitor 2007 (PAM) analyzes public opinion on a range of issues related to highway safety and traffic enforcement.

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  • Property Insurance
  • Research Report

Municipal Bond Holdings of Property/Casualty Insurance Companies

This IRC report describes the property-casualty insurance industry’s role as the fourth largest investor in municipal bond markets and presents findings on the types of projects funded through municipal bonds purchased by insurers.

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  • Property Insurance
  • Free Resource

Homeowners Insurance Affordability: Countrywide Trends and State Comparisons

This Research Brief updates homeowners insurance affordability trends through 2022 and provides countrywide projections for 2023 and 2024. State rankings for 2022 are included, along with a visual representation of key cost drivers in each state.