The very best

Car Insurance Companies

of 2018 Based on rankings from 26 third-party reviews sites

Allstate

The Allstate Corporation is one of the largest insurance providers in the United States and one of the largest that is publicly held.[1]

  • Founded in 1931 as part of Sears, Roebuck & Co.
  • Provides insurance products to approximately 16 million households.[2]
  • Local agents located in all 50 U.S. states[3]
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Call 1-877-810-2920
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  1. 34% top 3
  2. 69% inclusion
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GEICO

The Government Employees Insurance Company (GEICO) is an American auto insurance company with headquarters in Chevy Chase, Maryland.[4]

  • One of the fastest-growing major auto insurers in the U.S.
  • Insures more than 27 million vehicles
  • Employs more than 40,000 associates[5]
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Call 1-800-207-7847
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  1. 30% top 3
  2. 76% inclusion
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USAA

The United Services Automobile Association (USAA) is a Texas-based Fortune 500 diversified financial services group of companies including a Texas Department of Insurance-regulated reciprocal inter-insurance exchange and subsidiaries offering banking, investing, and insurance to people and families who serve, or served, in the United States military.[6]

  • Founded in 1922.
  • More than 12.4 million members.
  • Nearly 1 in 4 employees are veterans or military spouses.[7]
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Call 1-800-531-8722
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  1. 30% top 3
  2. 69% inclusion
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Ranking the top car insurance companies

We've gathered the data, crunched the numbers, and produced a definitive ordering.

Data Collection We seek out car insurance reviews sites that use a variety of philosophies and ordering criteria to create their lists of the best companies.
Data Processing We then combine all of these lists using our ranking algorithm. The result is the single master list of car insurance companies you see here.

State Farm

State Farm is a large group of insurance and financial services companies throughout the United States with corporate headquarters in Bloomington, Illinois.[8]

  • Ranked No. 36 on the Fortune 500 list of largest companies
  • 44.1 million auto policies
  • Nearly 65,000 employees and 19,000 independent contractor agents[9]
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Call 1-855-733-7333
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  1. 30% top 3
  2. 65% inclusion
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Progressive

Founded in 1937, Progressive continues its long history of offering shopping tools and services that save customers time and money, like Name Your Price®, Snapshot® and HomeQuote Explorer®. Progressive is the third largest auto insurer in the country; a leading seller of motorcycle and commercial auto insurance.[10]

  • Approximately 19 million policies in force
  • About 33,000 employees nationwide
  • #1 insurer of commercial auto, commercial trucks, and motorcycles in the U.S.[11]
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Call 1-888-892-0347
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  1. 34% top 3
  2. 69% inclusion
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Other companies receiving consideration

These are the car insurance companies that may not have cracked the top 5 but are certainly worthy of being mentioned.

Amica Mutual
  1. 38% inclusion
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Liberty Mutual
  1. 65% inclusion
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Erie Insurance
  1. 42% inclusion
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Nationwide
  1. 57% inclusion
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American Family Insurance
  1. 53% inclusion
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Auto-Owners Insurance
  1. 30% inclusion
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References1. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allstate, retrieved September 23, 2018
2. www.allstatenewsroom.com/wp-content/themes/newsroom/assets/src/pdf/Newsroom_PDFs_FastFacts.pdf, retrieved September 23, 2018
3. agents.allstate.com/index.html, retrieved September 23, 2018
4. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GEICO, retrieved September 23, 2018
5. GEICO At A Glance at www.geico.com, retrieved September 23, 2018
6. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USAA, retrieved September 23, 2018
7. content.usaa.com/mcontent/static_assets/Media/USAA_Fact_Sheet_By_the_numbers.pdf, retrieved September 23, 2018
8. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_Farm, retrieved September 23, 2018
9. www.statefarm.com/about-us/company-overview/company-profile/fast-facts, retrieved September 23, 2018
10. Progressive® Introduces ELD Usage-Based Insurance Program for Commercial Truck Drivers at progressive.mediaroom.com, retrieved September 23, 2018
11. progressive.mediaroom.com/facts-and-firsts/, retrieved September 23, 2018