NU Online News Service, May 18, 2:24 p.m.EST

Dog bite claims increased 16 percent in 2011 compared to 2010,and have grown close to 48 percent since 2003, according to figuresreleased by the insurance industry.

On the eve of National Dog Bite Prevention Week, the InsuranceInformation Institute and State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceCo. released figures indicating that dog bites are costing theinsurance industry hundreds of millions of dollars each year.

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