Customer's Interest In Insurance Limited

NU Online News Service, Dec. 23, 9:31 a.m.EST--While most people know insurance is important, feware interested in learning more about it, a survey by IntegrasInsurance Audit reveals.[@@]

The consulting firm's survey found that 74 percent of householdssaid they have both auto and homeowners insurance, while less than60 percent have auto, homeowners and life insurance. However, only22 percent said they would be willing to attend a financial seminarto learn more about insurance products.

The survey of 27,000 households covered the auto, residential,life, health and annuities insurance industries.

Of the 74 percent of households with auto and homeownersinsurance, two-thirds have their policies with the sameinstitution. However, among those with auto, homeowners and lifepolicies, only three percent said they have all three policies withthe same institution.

Of those who switched auto or homeowners policies in the pastthree years, 58 percent of homeowners said they did so to get alower price, while 75 percent switched auto for the samereason.

The survey also found that less than three percent of householdsare uninsured.

Integras is a division of San Diego-based Calritas, a marketinginformation and services firm.