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Dog bites costing Michiganders millions
Posted: 05.18.2012 at 5:16 AM
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In Michigan, which ranked sixth in the nation in 2011, State Farm paid out $7 million in 181 bite claims.
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State Farm paid more than $109 million as a result of the nearly 3,800 dog bite claims in 2011. The Insurance Information Institute estimates that in 2011, insurers across the country paid nearly $479 million in dog bite claims.

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