Cheap Car Insurance in South Carolina 2019

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Average South Carolina insurance premiums by company

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Average annual premium in South Carolina

Travelers Insurance

$1,584

The Hartford

$1,591

AAA Insurance/Auto Club

$1,757

Farm Bureau

$1,806

USAA (must have a military affiliation to apply)

$1,810

Auto-Owners Insurance

$1,827

State Farm

$1,828

Nationwide Insurance

$1,841

Liberty Mutual

$1,863

Allstate

$1,869

MetLife Auto

$1,943

Progressive Insurance

$2,007

Safeco

$2,016

The General

$2,074

Esurance

$2,108

Dairyland Insurance

$2,296


Average South Carolina auto insurance premiums

Insurance increase after a speeding ticket

South Carolina drivers who get a speeding ticket pay an average insurance increase of 27%, about the same as the nationwide average increase.

State Clean driving record Speeding ticket % increase
South Carolina $1,897/year $2,403/year 27%
Nationwide average 26%

Insurance increase after an accident

South Carolina drivers who cause an accident get an average insurance increase of 37%, about the same as the national average increase.

State Annual premium with clean driving record Annual premium with a chargeable accident, no injury % increase
South Carolina $1,897/year $2,590/year 37%
Nationwide average 36%

Average premiums in South Carolina cities

Drivers in Florence pay the most for auto insurance among the South Carolina cities we examined.

City

Average annual premium

Aiken

$1,687

Anderson

$1,824

Beaufort

$1,931

Charleston

$1,879

Columbia

$2,016

Conway

$1,811

Florence

$2,068

Fort Mill

$1,631

Goose Creek

$1,883

Greenville

$1,831

Greer

$1,691

Lexington

$1,777

Mount Pleasant

$1,744

Myrtle Beach

$1,678

North Charleston

$2,047

Orangeburg

$2,061

Rock Hill

$1,870

Simpsonville

$1,796

Spartanburg

$1,875

Summerville

$1,918

Sumter

$2,017

West Columbia

$1,786


South Carolina auto insurance requirements

You must show an insurance ID card (or other proof of financial responsibility) in South Carolina when:

  • Law enforcement requests it.
  • You renew vehicle registration.

Penalties for not having auto insurance in South Carolina

  • False certificate or evidence is a misdemeanor.
  • First offense: fine of at least $100 but not more than $200, or up to 30 days in jail.
  • Second offense within five years: fine of $200 or 30 days in jail or both.
  • Third or subsequent offense within five years: jail for at least 45 days, but not more than six months.
  • Making false statement as to insurance will also result in revocation of driver's license and denial of registration for six months.

Source: Property Casualty Insurers Association of America

Rates methodology: EverQuote analyzed premiums reported by our users. Premiums are based on policies with liability of 100/300/50 ($100,000 bodily injury per person, $300,000 bodily injury per accident, $50,000 property damage) and uninsured motorist coverage of 100/300 ($100,000 per person, $300,000 per accident). We used premiums collected between Jan. 1, 2017, and Dec. 31, 2018. Your own rates will be different.

Updated Aug. 22, 2019

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