Key Insights for the Road Ahead: Top 5 Auto Insurance Trends of 2023
ADAS-equipped vehicles can be more expensive to repair due to costly parts that need replacement, increasing severity.
Prior claims history, both at-fault and not-at-fault (where permitted), is highly predictive of future insurance loss, and insurers should explore innovations in sourcing this data from other places to improve their underwriting.
The rise in risky driving behavior may be attributed to less congested roadways, which create opportunities for drivers to drive faster and more aggressively than they used to.
Unlike in a normal market where shopping increases but new policy purchases don't grow at the same rate, consumers in 2023 were more likely to switch policies when shopping for insurance.
Insurers should be prepared for UIM coverages to be accessed more frequently, as not-at-fault carriers will increasingly see limits exhausted with the at-fault party's carrier, and the claim will come back to them to handle the rest.
