Social inflation rate

On average social inflation in the US rose by 5.4% annually during 2017-2022; economic inflation was 3.7%.

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Swiss Re Institute. (2022). sigma 4/2024: Social inflation: litigation costs drive claims inflation. Retrieved September 15, 2026, from https://www.swissre.com/institute/research/sigma-research/sigma-2024-04-social-inflation.html. Via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XC8QWZRT4Z8E3V71M3W

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MLA

Swiss Re Institute. "sigma 4/2024: Social inflation: litigation costs drive claims inflation." 2022, https://www.swissre.com/institute/research/sigma-research/sigma-2024-04-social-inflation.html. Accessed 15 Sept. 2026 via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XC8QWZRT4Z8E3V71M3W.

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Chicago

Swiss Re Institute. "sigma 4/2024: Social inflation: litigation costs drive claims inflation." 2022. https://www.swissre.com/institute/research/sigma-research/sigma-2024-04-social-inflation.html. Accessed September 15, 2026. Cited from StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XC8QWZRT4Z8E3V71M3W.

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@misc{swissre2022socialv71m3w, author = {{Swiss Re Institute}}, title = {sigma 4/2024: Social inflation: litigation costs drive claims inflation}, year = {2022}, howpublished = {StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org}, url = {https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XC8QWZRT4Z8E3V71M3W}, note = {Original source: https://www.swissre.com/institute/research/sigma-research/sigma-2024-04-social-inflation.html. Accessed September 15, 2026.} }

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