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9780833030344

The Effects of Third-Party Bad Faith Doctrine on Automobile Insurance Costs and Compensation 2001

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  • ISBN13:

    9780833030344

  • ISBN10:

    0833030345

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2001-10-15
  • Publisher: RAND Corporation
  • Purchase Benefits
List Price: $17.50

Summary

This book examines the compensation that automobile insurers paid to accident victims in California during a period, 1979 to 1988, when such punitive damages claims were permitted.

Table of Contents

Preface v
Figures
ix
Tables
xi
Summary xiii
Acknowledgments xix
Acronyms xxi
Introduction
1(10)
Background on, Third-Party, Bad Faith Claims and the Royal Globe Decision
2(1)
Possible Effects of Royal Globe Claims on Insurance Compensation and Costs
3(2)
Previous Research on Third-Party, Bad Faith Claims
5(2)
Overview of This Study
7(1)
Data Used for This Study
8(1)
Scope and Limitations of This Study
8(2)
Overview of This Report
10(1)
The Effect of Royal Globe on Claim Severity and Frequency
11(15)
The Effect of Royal Globe on the Severity of Bodily Injury Claims
11(8)
The Effect of Royal Globe on the Frequency of Bodily Injury Claims
19(7)
Summary
26(1)
The Effect of Royal Globe on Auto Insurance Costs and Compensation
26(17)
Trends and Patterns in Closed Claims Outcomes
29(1)
Effects of Other Factors on BI Compensation
29(5)
The Shadow Effect of Royal Globe on Compensation and Costs
34(2)
The Representation Effect of Royal Globe on Compensation and Costs
36(1)
Alternative Estimates of the Indirect Effect of Royal Globe
37(1)
Distribution of the Royal Globe Effect
38(1)
Summary
38(5)
The Effect of Royal Globe on Attorney Representation and Claimed Economic Losses
43(6)
The Effect of Royal Globe on Attorney Representation
43(1)
The Effect of Royal Globe on Economic Losses Claimed
44(4)
Summary
48(1)
Summary and Conclusions
49(6)
The Effect of Royal Globe on Trends in Severity and Frequency, of Bodily Injury Claims
49(1)
The Effect of Royal Globe on Auto Insurance Costs and Compensation
49(3)
The Effect of Royal Globe on Auto Insurance Premiums
52(3)
Bibliography 55

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