{"id":3126,"date":"2023-01-04T21:11:27","date_gmt":"2023-01-05T03:11:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/going-places.thegeneral.com\/its-not-just-inflation-heres-why-your-car-insurance-rates-are-almost-certainly-going-up-this-year\/"},"modified":"2025-09-05T15:58:54","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T20:58:54","slug":"its-not-just-inflation-heres-why-your-car-insurance-rates-are-almost-certainly-going-up-this-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thegeneral.com\/going-places\/blog\/car-and-driving-basics\/its-not-just-inflation-heres-why-your-car-insurance-rates-are-almost-certainly-going-up-this-year\/","title":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s Not Just Inflation\u2014Here&#8217;s Why Your Car Insurance Rates are Almost Certainly Going up This Year"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you haven&#8217;t received a notice yet that your auto insurance rate is increasing, you can likely expect one is coming.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegeneral.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The General<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> compiled a list of factors that may contribute to higher car insurance rates, including data from the<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iii.org\/fact-statistic\/facts-statistics-auto-insurance#Auto%20claims\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Insurance Information Institute<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bls.gov\/oes\/current\/oes_nat.htm#00-0000%20\/%20https:\/\/www.bls.gov\/oes\/2020\/may\/oes_nat.htm\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Bureau of Labor Statistics<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/crashstats.nhtsa.dot.gov\/Api\/Public\/ViewPublication\/813298\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> National Highway Traffic Safety Administration<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and other industry sources and news coverage.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shortages of parts and new vehicles, waves of retiring mechanics, and deadlier roadways are changing the automotive insurance landscape for insurers and you\u2014the driver. That&#8217;s on top of the fact that the value of new vehicles has skyrocketed since 2020, charting their largest gains in 2021 as Americans returned to offices, restaurants, and social events again, pushing up demand for both new and<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">used vehicles.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New vehicles have sold for above sticker price for nearly a year and a half now, according to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.coxautoinc.com\/market-insights\/kbb-atp-september-2022\/#:~:text=According%20to%20Kelley%20Blue%20Book%20calculations%2C%20September%20marks%20a%20record%2016th%20straight%20month\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kelley Blue Book<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. New cars cost 18% more in October 2022 than they did in October 2020, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/fred.stlouisfed.org\/series\/CUUR0000SETA01\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">according to the BLS<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Meanwhile, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/fred.stlouisfed.org\/series\/CUSR0000SETA02\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">used car prices increased<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by 29% over the same time period.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Generally speaking, any form of insurance is premised on complicated financial schemes that balance cost and risk while also turning a profit and sheltering consumers&#8217; exposure to financial ruin. Most states have laws that require drivers to carry a minimum level of automotive insurance to help spread out risk.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When an insurer has to pay out more in claims than it takes in through premiums, the company could become insolvent and collapse. Therefore, insurance companies are constantly evaluating and adjusting the amount of money they need to collect in premiums\u2014either semiannual or annual charges, often paid in monthly installments\u2014to avoid taking losses.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Of course, insurers also evaluate how much to charge a client based on their assessment of how likely it is the client will trigger reimbursement for damages. And those factors can extend well beyond just the client&#8217;s driving record to include their education level and occupation.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Underwriting losses are expected to continue as more rate increases are needed to offset catastrophe and economic and social inflation loss pressures,&#8221; Jason B. Kurtz, a principal at financial consulting firm Milliman, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iii.org\/insuranceindustryblog\/ian-personal-auto-inflation-geopolitics-driving-worst-pc-underwriting-results-since-2011\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">said at a virtual industry conference<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in November.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Insurance Information Institute&#8217;s chief insurance officer is projecting rates will have risen 8.8% over the course of 2022 and are on pace to rise another 8.9% in 2023. The institute points to difficult economic conditions as well as climate disasters as reasons companies are anticipating losses in the coming year. Hurricane Ida&#8217;s impact has already <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eenews.net\/articles\/growing-storms-push-shrinking-la-insurers-into-failure\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">bankrupted 11 insurance agencies<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> since it made landfall in August 2021, and the aftermath of 2022&#8217;s Hurricane Ian could do further damage.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>GET CHEAP CAR INSURANCE QUOTES FAST<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Get a free, secure <\/span><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><a style=\"color: #008000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thegeneral.com\/quote\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><span style=\"color: #007a00;\">car insurance quote<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> online in minutes. Hassle-free, no commitments.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter wp-image-3698 size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thegeneral.com\/going-places\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/unnamed.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3698\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Standret \/\/ Shutterstock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-rising-auto-shop-wages\"><b>Rising Auto Shop Wages<\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The median pay for auto technicians and repairers surpassed the $22 per hour national median for all occupations in 2021. They now earn a median pay rate of $22.55 per hour, a 6.4% increase from 2020, according to the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bls.gov\/oes\/current\/oes_nat.htm#00-0000\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bureau of Labor Statistics<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The workers who put your car back together after a wreck command more wages as the veteran trade workers who retire from the workforce. Dealerships and lobbying groups have struck partnerships with schools and nonprofits in recent years to train the next generation of auto technicians. Their jobs have become increasingly technologically advanced as cars are loaded with more computer parts.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The costly dilemma for drivers is only anticipated to continue for the foreseeable future at least. The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bls.gov\/ooh\/installation-maintenance-and-repair\/automotive-service-technicians-and-mechanics.htm#tab-6\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bureau of Labor Statistics<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> anticipates the number of auto technicians employed in the U.S. will remain roughly unchanged through the end of the decade.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter wp-image-3699 size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thegeneral.com\/going-places\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/unnamed-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3699\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jenson \/\/ Shutterstock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-supply-chain-challenges\"><b>Supply Chain Challenges<\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Due to production challenges introduced by COVID-19 and varying government mitigation plans worldwide, new vehicles are also in short supply. With high prices on the ones that are available, drivers are keeping the cars they have longer. The median car on American roads is <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spglobal.com\/mobility\/en\/research-analysis\/average-age-of-vehicles-in-the-us-increases-to-122-years.html#:~:text=TIPNet-,Average%20Age%20of%20Vehicles%20in%20the%20US%20Increases%20to%2012.2,according%20to%20S%26P%20Global%20Mobility\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">older than ever<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and may need more frequent maintenance.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Car parts are in high demand this year, but parts-makers are still working to catch up to that demand, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cccis.com\/crash-course-2022\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">according to a report<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from collision repair tech firm CCC. Combined with difficulty finding workers, vehicles are taking longer to repair and causing consumers to use rental cars for longer\u2014another additional expense for insurers. Repairs took <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1Qt7mD94dGcWOvqQ_hQTFVrAD2pcG7uMV\/view\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2.1 days longer<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in 2021 compared to 2019 on average, per CCC.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Adding to costs, rental car agencies spent the last several years selling their inventory to cover expenses in downtimes. They, too, are struggling to purchase new vehicles, sending prices up for the cars they do have available.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>REQUIRED MINIMUM LIABILITY INSURANCE<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most states require a minimum of liability auto insurance coverage. Get a no-hassle, no-commitment <\/span><span style=\"color: #007a00;\"><a style=\"color: #007a00;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thegeneral.com\/car-insurance\/liability-auto-insurance\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">liability insurance quote<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in 2 minutes online.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter wp-image-3700 size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thegeneral.com\/going-places\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/unnamed-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3700\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Krasula \/\/ Shutterstock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-traffic-accident-increases\"><b>Traffic Accident Increases<\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Traffic accidents and roadway fatalities are seeing an unfortunate upward trend. Between 2020 and 2021, fatalities resulting from automotive collisions spiked by 10%. A greater share of those deaths was seen on urban as opposed to rural roads in 2021, according to the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/crashstats.nhtsa.dot.gov\/Api\/Public\/ViewPublication\/813298\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">National Highway Traffic Safety Administration<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And the spike in deaths and accidents comes as medical care costs are also rising. The average cost of medical care <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/fred.stlouisfed.org\/series\/CPIMEDSL\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">increased 6.5% from October 2020 to October 2022<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the most recent month for which data is available from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter wp-image-3701 size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thegeneral.com\/going-places\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/unnamed.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3701\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The General<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-rising-claims-and-costs\"><b>Rising Claims and Costs<\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These factors combine to generate deeper losses for insurance companies in 2021 than any other year in the preceding decade. Not only are costs per claim going up, but comprehensive damage claims are being filed more frequently, according to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iii.org\/fact-statistic\/facts-statistics-auto-insurance#Auto%20claims\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the Insurance Information Institute<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. That coverage insures a vehicle against forms of damage not related to a collision, like storms.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>QUALITY CAR INSURANCE COVERAGE AND AFFORDABLE RATES<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The General includes a variety of <\/span><span style=\"color: #007a00;\"><a style=\"color: #007a00;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thegeneral.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">car insurance<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> coverage options, including liability, collision, comprehensive, and full coverage.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full wp-image-3702\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thegeneral.com\/going-places\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/unnamed-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3702\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">e2dan \/\/ Shutterstock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-more-mobility\"><b>More Mobility<\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Following the easing of lockdowns and other COVID-19-related restrictions, Americans started traveling a whole lot more. To the dismay of airlines, interstate business travelers have not returned to the skies very quickly. By contrast, travel by automobile\u2014whether road trips to visit family or for leisure, and even commuting to work\u2014picked up quickly. That trend is especially apparent in travel for retail and recreational reasons, which was down 16% from pre-pandemic levels in October 2020 but was just 9% down from those levels in October 2022, according to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ourworldindata.org\/covid-google-mobility-trends\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Google mobility data<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Written by: Dom DiFurio<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The General curated a list of why car insurance rates are inevitably rising in 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