Reference to damage statistics
Insurance experts give the all-clear for Friday, April 13.
All-clear from insurance experts: Despite its bad reputation, Friday the 13th is not a particularly unlucky date.
In January and October 2023, the 13th falls on a Friday.
The Gothaer insurance company pointed this out on Wednesday in Cologne, referring to its damage statistics. The amount of damage is therefore not higher than on any other day. The Friday of the current week is such a supposed unlucky day.
Claims are often below average
The amount of damage in the private customer area on said Fridays was “always” within the average and “usually even below it,” emphasized Gothaer damage expert Mechthild Oppermann. On average, her company received around 530 private damage reports per day. On May 13 of last year, also a Friday, there were only 447. Comparisons with annual statistics confirmed this.
Gothaer’s data correspond to those of other insurance companies. The company Zurich had already announced on Monday that the number of claims in the long-term average on a Friday, the 13th, was at a similar level as on any other Friday.
Other countries other manners
Gothaer also pointed out that the belief in particularly unlucky Fridays in combination with the number 13 is by no means typical in an international comparison. A day like this is even considered a lucky day in western Switzerland.
In Spain and Greece, on the other hand, Tuesday the 13th is considered a bad day for marriage and new beginnings. In Italy, on the other hand, the number is associated with misfortune, the group said.
(AFP)