Insurance Losses, Theft Coverages - The Distribution of Theft Loss Payment Amounts - Passenger Cars, Vans, Pickups, and Utility Vehicles, 1981 Models During Their First Year, 1980 Models During Their First Two Years, 1979 Models During Their First Three Years

• NCJ Number: 84611
• Date Published: 1982
• Length: 24 pages
• Corporate Author: Highway Loss Data Institute
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: Research report HLDI A-18.

Annotation

The report summarizes the distributions of theft loss payment amounts for 1979, 1980, and 1981 model year private passenger vehicles insured under comprehensive coverages. Ten insurers supplied the information.

Abstract

Sports and specialty model passenger cars had greater percentages of large theft losses than other models within the same size class. Subcompact sports cars, in particular, had the greatest loss percentages. Intermediate-size utility vehicles had greater percentages of large theft loss payments than other vehicles. There were large differences among individual vehicles in the distribution of the size of theft loss payment amounts. Tables illustrate the data. Definitions are appended. (Author summary modified)