Summary of Differences in Treatment by Neighborhood


Phoenix New York City
Sample Size+ Majority Neighborhoods Minority Neighborhoods Difference Sample Size+ Majority Neighborhoods Minority Neighborhoods Difference
Quote Offered 400 97.5% 96.8% 0.7% 343 81.6% 78.4% 3.2%
Policy Type







    Replacement cost policy 373 99.5 99.7 -0.2 172 95.9 92.4 3.5
    All-perils policy 342 98.8 98.5 0.3 139 71.9 72.7 -0.8
Policy Options







    Guaranteed replacement cost 340 58.5 53.5 5.0 92 54.3 55.4 -0.9
    Replacement cost on property 346 95.1 91.6 3.5* 97 46.4 39.2 7.2
Premium Quoted for Same Policy (% difference) 359

11.6%* 233

0.3%
Premium Quoted for Same Policy (% relative differences to rating territory differential) 359

-1.4%



Service and Requirements for Quote







    Received written quote; teammate received only verbal quote 374 3.2 1.6 1.6 233 18.5 11.8 6.7*
    External inspection needed to give quote 411 1.9 3.7 -1.8 349 0.9 0.3 0.6
    Quote not guaranteed without inspection 370 3.6 6.5 -2.9* 335 1.7 1.7 0.0
    Referred to another agent 415 3.4 3.9 -0.5 349 1.1 1.7 -0.6

+ Sample size refers to the number of paired tests.
* Difference is statistically significant at the .05 level, one-tailed test.

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