Abstract
Available statistics indicates that about 90% of all claims or accident in Ghana is caused by human behavior. Therefore, policyholders’ errors are categorized depending on the severity and extend of casualties caused as a result of misinterpretation of road traffic control devices based on their education levels. Hence, in order to ascertain all the possible causes within the human element to reduce the increasing trend of yearly claims, this study report on the influence of education levels on accident/claims frequency and severity drawing upon a purposive sample of 203 policyholders who have experienced at least one accident in a year using structural equation modeling (SEM). The findings from our regression weights gave enough evidence to reject most of our hypotheses with few ones being supported. This study provides enough evidence that education generally to perspective policyholders influence accidents/claims occurrence. However, in terms of education levels of policyholders, we did not have enough evidence in support of any of these levels either causing or reducing claims/accident frequency. Besides accident/claim frequency, we extended our regression analysis on claim severity and also included some well know auto insurance rating factors to ascertain their impacts on accident frequency. Consequently, it was revealed that most of the severe claims or accidents that results into deaths and serious injuries on yearly basis are caused by policyholders or drivers with medium level of education in Ghana with its frequency driving mostly by rating factors such as the vehicle’s age, cubic capacity, mileage, etc.
Highlights
Due to an increase per capital of income globally, automobile is almost becoming available in every household for either commercial or private purpose
Available statistics indicates that about 90% of all claims or accident in Ghana is caused by human behavior
This study report on the influence of education levels on accident/claims frequency and severity drawing upon a purposive sample of 203 policyholders who have experienced at least one accident in a year using structural equation modeling (SEM)
Summary
Due to an increase per capital of income globally, automobile is almost becoming available in every household for either commercial or private purpose. Available data from the Ghana motor traffic and transport department (MTTD) of the Ghana of police service and the National road safety commission (NRSC) indicates that, as at the first quarter of 2019, a whopping total of 696 Souls have already been perished through road accidents. This figure is an overwhelming increment of 17.57% for that of 2018 which recorded 592 casualties in the first quarter. The number has rose by 3.3% from 1,212 in the first half of 2018 to 1,252 during the first six months of 2019, a menace which needs an urgent attention Mends-Brew et al (2019)
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