Innumerable

33%

The average auto insurance customer gathers three competitive quotes while shopping for a new provider, and while the majority of insured shoppers remain with their current carrier, 33 percent will switch.

Source: J.D. Powers and Associates

46%

The number of people in the South who said they would pay more for a home built to withstand a natural disaster.

Source: Insurance Information Institute

1 in 3

More than 30 percent of residents in high-risk hurricane areas who would not evacuate due to a major storm this season.

Source: Harvard School of Public Health

$2,175,000,000

Estimated second-quarter 2007 homeowner and business losses resulting from six catastrophies in 25 states. Texas ($435 million) was the most severely affected state, followed by Minnesota ($322 million), Kansas ($210 million), New Jersey ($160 million), and New York ($130 million).

Source: ISO’s Property Claim Services Unit

98.6°

During July 2007, the persistent atmospheric pattern that brought cooler-than-average temperatures to the East contributed to record and near-record warmth in the West. It was the warmest July on record in Montana, Wyoming, and Idaho. Boise, Idaho’s average temperature of 98.6° F (37° C) was more than 9° F (5° C) above average, and made July 2007 its warmest month ever.

Source: National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration

Claiming more than 6,000 15- to 20-year-olds each year, motor vehicle crashes are the number one killer of teens. Sixty-one percent of teens admit to risky driving habits, including text messaging while driving and talking on cell phones will driving.

Source: AAA Chicago and Seventeen magazine

40%

While children driven by teens are twice as likely to suffer crash injuries as those driven by adults, their risk is 40 percent lower if the teenage driver is their older brother or sister.

Source: The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

$40 Billion

The estimated impact of auto accidents involving 15- to 20-year old drivers is more than $40 billion.

Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

Posted: Tuesday, October 16, 2007 12:00:00 AM. Modified: Tuesday, October 16, 2007 3:02:18 PM.

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