The third quarter of 2021 saw personal auto rates increase 4.7%, showing moderate growth compared with earlier in the year, according to MarketScout, which reported personal lines were up 6.6% overall during Q3.

That came on the heels of consumers shopping for auto insurance at a record-setting pace during the second quarter, according to LexisNexis Risk Solutions. Year-on-year shopping volume grew 1.1%, while new policies written grew 8%.

Millennials and Gen Z have become the most active demographics in terms of auto insurance shopping during the past quarter, according to TransUnion, while baby boomers and the Silent Generation have become less active.

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Steve Hallo

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