Car theft is covered under the comprehensive section of a car insurance policy. Theft coverage applies to the loss of the vehicles as well as parts of the car such as air bags. Comprehensive insurance coverage, which is not mandatory, also pays for fire, vandalism and weather-related damage including damage from flooding and earthquakes.
Car insurance premium rates for comprehensive insurance are affected by the risk of loss, meaning the likelihood that an insured car will be stolen or damaged, and also the car’s value at the time of the loss. The dollar size of claims has been going up, reflecting the higher value of new cars on the road, the value of the cars that are targets for theft or are damaged and the cost of vehicle bodywork. Vehicle bodywork costs include replacing stolen components. Nationally, more than 75,000 airbags are stolen every year.
According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the number of U.S. motor vehicle thefts decreased by 8.1 percent from 2006 to 2007, the fourth consecutive annual decrease. In 2007 the value of stolen motor vehicles was $7.4 billion. The average value of a motor vehicle reported stolen in 2007 was $6,755. Continue
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