Few Use Internet for Auto Insurance
Thursday, January 10th, 2002 Auto TechnologyWhile few Americans have shopped on the Internet for auto insurance, many indicate they will shop online for such insurance in the future, according to the Insurance Research Council's (IRC) most recent survey of a cross-section of Americans. Only one in ten survey respondents said they had previously searched the Internet for auto insurance information. However, 40 percent of respondents who currently use the Internet - and one in four respondents overall (24 percent) - said they are likely to search online for auto insurance in the future. This anticipated growth in consumers searching the Internet for auto insurance information is expected to come largely from select segments of the population. Forty-four percent of respondents earning at least $75,000 per year said they are likely to go online for auto insurance information compared to 17 percent of responden
