Insurance coverage: the risk of living on the West Coast

Published October 14, 2015 | 1 min read

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There are always risks in life.Sometimes, they’re good risks. Moving across the country (and six hours away from your family and friends) for a new job. Getting down on one knee and asking the love of your life to marry you. Having a kid (or two or three).Sometimes, they’re not so great. Getting a perm before prom night, for example.There are lots of ways to manage the risks in life. Insurance is one of them. There’s a good chance you know you need health insurance and auto insurance, but what about life insurance or long-term disability insurance?We took a look into data from our Personal Insurance Checkup to see how many people on the West Coast are missing crucial insurance coverage. What we found was encouraging – for the most part, people know that they need to cover their assets, so to speak.

With every insurance type, we also found an interesting fact to underscore why that insurance is needed. Whether it’s the number of teenage drivers on the road or the number of teeth in your head, every statistic is there to help you understand everyday risk.We also looked into other regions across the country, so if you want to see how your region compares, check them out:→ the Midwest → the South → the East Coast

Sources

All insurance data: PolicyGenius Internal Data
Regional Population: 2012 Census Estimate
Number of Households: 2008-2012 American Community Survey, 5-year estimates; accessed through Wolfram Alpha
Best Hospital: U.S. News Honor Roll, 2015-16
Teenage Drivers: Number of 15 to 17 year olds in region, KidsCount.org
Number of Teeth: Population x 32 teeth per person
Average home sale price: Wolfram|Alpha Knowledgebase, 2015
Adults with children: The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, 2013
Employment Rate: National Conference of State Legislatures, August 2015
Dogs vs Cats vs Ferrets: American Veterinary Medical Foundation, 2012
Los Angeles' most expensive rental: Zillow, as of October 5, 2015
Computer-damaged eyes: Population of Silicon Valley

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