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Defense and cost containment expenses of the U.S. insurers by line 2016

Defense and cost containment expenses of the insurance companies in the United States in 2016, by liability line (Figures expressed in billions of U.S. dollars, unless otherwise specified)

The data displays the defense and containment expenses of the insurance companies in the U.S. in 2016, by liability line. In that year, the settlement expenses of the United States insurers in the private passenger auto liability line amounted to approx. five billion USD.

Private passenger auto liability	5.01
Workers compensation	3.27
Commercial multiple peril	2.15
Medical malpractice	1.92
Commercial auto liability	1.49
Product liability	0.84
Other liability	4.07

Defense and cost containment expenses of the U.S. insurers by line 2016

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