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How much will a dog bite cost? About $37,200

Canine attacks accounted for more than $570 million in Homeowners' claims in 2015, according to the Insurance Information Institute.

By Rosalie L. Donlon | Updated on May 11, 2016

Dog bites (and other dog-related injuries) accounted for more than one-third of all Homeowners’ insurance liability claim dollars paid out in 2015, costing in excess of $570 million, according to the New York City-based Insurance Information Institute and Bloomington, Ill.-based State Farm, the largest writer of Homeowners’ insurance in the United States.

An analysis of Homeowners’ insurance data by the institute found that although the number of dog bite claims nationwide decreased 7.2% in 2015, the average cost per claim for the year was up 16%. The average cost paid out for dog bite claims nationwide was $37,214 in 2015, compared with $32,072 in 2014 and $27,862 in 2013.

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