Collision Auto / Collision Moto Comp Auto / Comp Moto Highway Loss Data Institute Theft — Auto /Moto combined Insurance Report Noncrash fire losses PD — Auto PD, BI, Med Pay — Moto BI — Auto Prepared by HLDI for NHTSA Med Pay — Auto 2016–18 Passenger Cars, Pickups, SUVs, and Vans PIP — Auto only December 2018 This Highway Loss Data Institute reportNon-crash presents re comprehensive — Auto only noncrash fire losses for passenger vehicles produced in model years 2016–18. Noncrash fire losses represent fire damage to a vehicle not caused by a collision or vandalism. Results in this report are based on more than 39 million insured vehicle years and more than 5,500 claims. Special — Auto /Moto Specs 2018 Board of Directors Chair Mike Petrarca, Amica Mutual Insurance Company Vice Chair Anthony E. Ptasznik, Auto Club Group Prior Chair Harry Todd Pearce, GEICO Corporation Justin B. Cruz, American Family Insurance David Cummings, USAA Michael D. Doerfler, Progressive Insurance Josh Grunin, The Hartford John Hardiman, New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance Group Robert Harrington, Erie Insurance Group Thomas Karol, National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies Andy Lau, Kemper Corporation Dawn Lee, PEMCO Mutual Insurance Company Richard Lonardo, MetLife Auto and Home Justin Milam, American National Hamid Mirza, Liberty Mutual Insurance Company Thomas G. Myers, Plymouth Rock Assurance James Nutting, Farmers Insurance Group of Companies Robert C. Passmore, Property Casualty Insurers Association of America Thomas O. Rau, Nationwide Insurance Bill Reddington, Kentucky Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company Michael Stienstra, CHUBB Laurette Stiles, State Farm Insurance Companies James Whittle, American Insurance Association Geoff Williams, Allstate Insurance Group Andrew Woods, The Travelers Companies John Xu, CSAA Insurance Group David L. Harkey, Highway Loss Data Institute The membership of the Highway Loss Data Institute Board of Directors represents insurance companies that supply data to HLDI. Financial support for HLDI is provided through the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, which in turn is sup- ported by automobile insurers. Contents Introduction ........................................................................................................................................................................1 Table 1: Highest relative fire claim frequencies, 2016–18 model years .....................................................................................2 Table 2: Insurance fire losses, 2016–18 model years ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������3 Appendix: Individual series comprising combined series ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������11 COPYRIGHTED DOCUMENT, DISTRIBUTION RESTRICTED ©2018 by the Highway Loss Data Institute. All rights reserved. Distribution of this report is restricted. 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Companies Supplying Data This report is based on loss data supplied by the following insurers: 21st Century Insurance Alfa Alliance Insurance Corporation Allstate Insurance Group American Family Insurance American National Amica Mutual Insurance Company Auto Club Group Automobile Insurers Bureau of Massachusetts CHUBB COUNTRY Financial CSAA Insurance Group Erie Insurance Group Esurance Farm Bureau Financial Services Farmers Insurance Group of Companies Florida Farm Bureau Insurance Companies GEICO Corporation Hanover Insurance Group The Hartford Kemper Corporation Kentucky Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Companies Liberty Mutual Insurance Company MetLife Auto and Home National General Nationwide New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance Group PEMCO Mutual Insurance Company Plymouth Rock Assurance Progressive Insurance Rockingham Insurance Safeco Insurance SECURA Insurance Sentry Insurance State Farm Insurance Companies Tennessee Farmers Mutual Insurance Company Texas Farm Bureau The Travelers Companies USAA Introduction This Highway Loss Data Institute report presents comprehensive noncrash fire losses for passenger vehicles produced in model years 2016–18. Noncrash fire losses represent fire damage to a vehicle not caused by a collision or vandal- ism. The vehicles included in this report are up to 4 years old. Prior HLDI research has shown that noncrash fire risk increases with vehicle age, thus many vehicles at elevated risk are not captured in this report. Results in this report are based on more than 39 million insured vehicle years and more than 5,500 claims. The 10 passenger cars, SUVs, and pickups with the worst (highest) fire claim frequencies are presented in Table 1. The Ram 3500 crew cab LWB 4WD had the highest relative claim frequency (514), followed by the Chevrolet Silverado 3500 crew cab 4WD (443). Results for all 2016–18 model year vehicles are included in the overall totals and in the separate totals for class and size subgroups in Table 2. The results inTable 2 are presented in descending order of relative claim frequency within each size class. For an individual vehicle series to appear, the vehicle had to have at least 20,000 insured vehicle years or 100 claims. Coverage results in this report have been standardized for driver age and deductible. To provide information on as many vehicle series as possible, noncrash fire comprehensive data for model years 2016–18 are combined in this report for those vehicles with basic designs that remained unchanged. Some individual series also are grouped into combined series when these vehicles are similar except for different engines. These combinations are listed in the Appendix. In this report, claim frequency is defined as the number of claims for a group of vehicles divided by the exposure for that group and is expressed as claims per 1,000 insured vehicle years. The average loss payment per claim, or claim se- verity, is defined as the total of all loss payments made for the claims for a group of vehicles divided by the number of claims paid. The average loss payment per insured vehicle year, or overall losses, is defined as the product of claim fre- quency and average loss payment per claim for a group of vehicles and is expressed as dollars per insured vehicle year. Results in this report are presented in relative terms, where 100 corresponds to the average result for all passenger vehicles. Using relative values makes it easier to determine if a result is better or worse than average and by how much. Relative results are computed by dividing the vehicle series result by the all-passenger-vehicle result and then multiplying by 100. The all-passenger-vehicle results for this report are: • 2016–18 model year all-passenger-vehicle claim frequency = 0.1 per 1,000 insured vehicle years • 2016–18 model year all-passenger-vehicle claim severity = $20,710 • 2016–18 model year all-passenger-vehicle overall loss = $3 The all-passenger-vehicle claim frequency is extremely low at 0.1 claims per 1,000 insured vehicle years. For every 7,002 insured vehicle years, only one noncrash fire claim was made. Examples of relative results: • 2016–18 model year Nissan Altima four-door relative claim frequency = 183 • 2016–18 model year Nissan Altima four-door claim frequency = 0.1 x (183/100) = 0.18 • 2016–18 model year Honda Civic relative claim severity = 54 • 2016–18 model year Honda Civic claim severity = $20,710 x (54/100) = $11,183 • 2016–18 model year Ford Explorer four-door 4WD relative overall losses = 109 • 2016–18 model year Ford Explorer four-door 4WD overall losses = $3 x (109/100) = $3.27 1 Table 1: Highest relative fire claim frequencies, 2016–18 model years Total exposure (insured vehicle Relative claim Make and series Model years Size and class years) Claims frequency* Passenger cars Dodge Charger HEMI 16–18 Large 4dr car 50,130 21 288 Mercedes-Benz C class 4dr 16–18 Midsize luxury car 79,052 26 254 Ford Mustang GT 2dr 16–18 Midsize sports car 83,939 29 245 Kia Forte 16–18 Small station wagon 26,878 11 238 Dodge Challenger 16–18 Large 2dr car 117,088 40 229 Dodge Charger 4WD 16–18 Large 4dr car 22,066 7 228 Lincoln MKZ 4dr 4WD 16–18 Midsize luxury car 28,283 6 224 Dodge Charger 16–18 Large 4dr car 63,803 20 204 Ford Focus 16–18 Small station wagon 113,917 33 204 Chevrolet Camaro 2dr 16–18 Large sports car 110,647 33 204 SUVs Jeep Renegade 4dr 16–18 Small SUV 59,943 19 215 Tesla Model X 4dr electric 4WD 16–18 Large luxury SUV 35,876 10 192 Jeep Cherokee 4dr 16–18 Midsize SUV 172,357 46 184 Jeep Wrangler 2dr SWB 4WD 16–18 Small SUV 97,158 24 169 Kia Sorento 4dr 4WD 16–18 Midsize SUV 194,068 44 168 Dodge Journey 4dr 16–18 Midsize SUV 147,942 35 165 Dodge Durango 4dr 4WD 16–18 Large SUV 75,665 11 164 Kia Niro hybrid 4dr 17–18 Mini SUV 24,528 5 155 Lexus RX 450h hybrid 4dr 4WD 16–18 Midsize luxury SUV 20,606 5 155 GMC Yukon XL 1500 4dr 16–18 Very large SUV 21,913 5 154 Pickups Ram 3500 crew cab LWB 4WD 16–18 Very large pickup 44,349 34 514 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 crew cab 4WD 16–18 Very large pickup 33,244 16 443 Ram 1500 ext. cab 16–18 Large pickup 50,122 22 306 Ford F-250 SuperCrew 4WD 17–18 Very large