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State Farm Projects 2016 Likelihood of Deer Collision

September 19, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

Cost of large animal claims down slight in 2015-2016

State Farm has released its annual deer claim study, which ranks states by the potential drivers had of hitting a large animal, including deer, elk and moose over a given time period. On average, one of every 41 West Virginia drivers will have an insurance claim for damage caused by a collision with a deer in 2016.

State Farm Map

The top five states a driver was most likely to have a claim from a collision with a deer, elk or moose in the 2015-2016 study are:

Top 5 Deer Hit States

Pennsylvania and Iowa have switched positions on

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Filed Under: News Tagged With: Animal Collisions, Auto Insurance, Claim Frequency, State Farm

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