Best And Worst Auto Insurance Companies

          Thinking about shopping your auto insurance for a better rate?  

Below you will discover a few of the best and worst Auto Insurance Companies rated by Consumer Report, It's a very good mix of companies, many of them you are familiar with and many you are not. However this is a wonderful guide to start out with, especially If your searching for a new auto insurance policy or want to know what's out there. So take a look and see which one's you would most qualified for.

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Here are three websites that rank auto insurance companies:

Your State's Department of Insurance Website

All states have a department of insurance website, and most publish consumer complaints that have been filed against insurance companies. Most companies have complaints filed against them, but if a company has a lot of complaints compared to other companies, you should avoid them.

A.M. Best (ambest.com)

A.M. Best publishes insurance companies financial and credit ratings. These ratings give you an idea about an insurance company's ability to pay its claims. You should go with a company that has a B+ rating or higher.

Epinions (epinions.com)

At Epinion's, customers rate companies by customer service, website experience, response to claims, and price confidence. Customers also write reviews about each company. These reviews range from "The best insurance we've ever had!" to "The WORST customer service you could imagine."

Best and worst auto insurers

Consumer Reports took a look at the auto insurance industry by surveying more than 64,000 readers about their satisfaction on the claims process, the cost of premiums and the overall customer experience.

Here are the winners and losers, according to the magazine:

Top 12 best insurers

(#1 is best)

1. USAA Property & Casualty
2. Amica Insurance
3. New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance Company
4. Erie Insurance Group
5. Auto Club Enterprises Insurance Group
6. Auto Club Insurance Association
7. Auto-Owners Insurance Group of Companies
8. Ameriprise Financial (IDS)
9. State Farm
10. State Auto Insurance Companies
11. Mercury
12. Geico

12 worst auto insurers

(#1 is worst)

1. Farmers Insurance
2. Hanover Insurance
3. Mapfre USA
4. Allstate
5. MetLife
6. Liberty Mutual
7. Travelers
8. The Progressive Group of Insurance Companies
9. AAA Northern California, Nevada & Utah Insurance Exchange
10. The Hartford Financial Services Group
11. Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company
12. American Family

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