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Homeowner insurers felt the bite last year as dog bite cases jumped 18 percent across the country, spurring more than $600 million in claims — more than one-third of all homeowner liability claims for 2016.
In a recent report, the Insurance Information Institute (I.I.I.) and State Farm Insurance said the average claim dropped by about 10 percent to $33,230 in 2016.
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Greg Land
Greg Land covers topics including verdicts and settlements and insurance-related litigation for the Daily Report in Atlanta.
