Overview of Auto Insurance in Berkeley
With over 120,000 people living in Berkeley, auto accidents are bound to happen. With a highly educated population, a lot of residents in Berkeley can enjoy college degree discounts offered by many insurance companies. Due to prop 103, California is one of the few states where credit scores cannot be used as an insurance rating factor. So residents in Berkeley won't have to worry about poor credit history when shopping for insurance.
For a male driver living in Berkeley, if he has 5 years of driving "experience with a clean driving record, and drives a Honda Accord for about 13,000 miles per year, here are the auto insurance premiums charged by the insurance companies before any discount is applied. As you can see, the range is pretty wide. This premium info is updated on Feb, 2019.
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Average Auto Insurance Premiums in Berkeley
Here is the raw data of each insurance company's average premium. Click on each insurance company to see the discounts offered.
| Carrier | Price |
|---|---|
| 21st Century | $4,370 |
| AAA | $2,902 |
| Alliance United | $4,102 |
| Allstate | $5,061 |
| Amica Mutual | $3,025 |
| Anchor General | $6,162 |
| Bankers Standard | $2,897 |
| CSAA Insurance Exchange | $3,579 |
| CSE Safeguard | $3,388 |
| California Capital | $2,986 |
| California Casualty | $3,059 |
| Coast National | $11,202 |
| Encompass | $3,295 |
| Esurance | $4,085 |
| Everest National | $1,127 |
| Farmers | $8,605 |
| Federal Ins (CHUBB) | $5,239 |
| Financial Indemnity | $5,580 |
| Geico | $2,886 |
| Hartford | $4,606 |
| Horace Mann | $2,065 |
| Horace Mann Prop and Cas | $2,206 |
| IDS | $4,130 |
| Infinity | $9,710 |
| Kemper | $3,896 |
| Liberty Mutual | $5,957 |
| MAPFRE | $4,241 |
| Mercury | $4,232 |
| Metromile | $3,300 |
| Metropolitan Direct | $3,194 |
| National General/Integon | $9,667 |
| Nations Ins. Co. | $4,978 |
| Nationwide | $4,554 |
| Pacific Property & Casualty | $3,346 |
| Permanent General | $5,026 |
| Progressive West | $3,858 |
| Safeco | $3,788 |
| Safeway | $5,100 |
| State Farm | $5,419 |
| Traveler's Commercial | $4,068 |
| USAA | $2,087 |
| Progressive | $4,488 |
| Viking | $11,845 |
| Wawanesa | $2,033 |
| Western General | $8,818 |
As you can see, the prices vary quite a lot in Berkeley. If you're wondering what's the best option for you, click here to get free insurance quotes today.
Berkeley Local Agents
If you would like to call agents for insurance quotes, below is a list of local agents in Berkeley.
Factors used to determine Auto insurance premium
- Age
- Gender
- Driving records
- Annual mileage
- Profession
- Education background
- Bundling of multi cars
- Bundling of auto and home policies
- Features of the car (e.g. anti-theft devices)
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