Affecting Factors on the Risk of Car Body Insurance (Dana Insurance Agents of Babol)

Since the issuance of auto insurance and claims paid to insurer is large, study and identification of the most important factors affecting the risk of autobody insurance is important. The aim of this study was to investigate the affecting factors on the risk of auto body insurance in Dana Company at Babol City in the year 2012. Due to the qualitative nature of the dependent variable, for the analysis a logistic model and the data of a simple random sample of 330 insurance buyers were used. The result showed that gender and type of vehicle have statistically significant effect on auto insurance risk. So if buyer is a female, the probability of accident will decrease and if a vehicle is privately owned, the risk of accident will increase.