Dog-Bite Cost Jumps to $32,072 as Kids, Elderly Knocked Down
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Insurers’ costs for dog bites and other attacks climbed last year as medical costs rose amid confrontations with vulnerable victims such as kids and seniors.
The average cost per claim increased to $32,072 in 2014 from $27,862 a year earlier, according to a report Thursday from the Insurance Information Institute, a U.S. industry group, and State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.