Here are the largest auto insurance companies in North Carolina, based on premiums for policies they sold in the state in 2018.
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Largest auto insurance companies in North Carolina
| Rank in North Carolina | Company | Market share % in North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | State Farm | 14.87 |
| 2 | Berkshire Hathaway Inc. | 12.26 |
| 3 | Nationwide | 10.83 |
| 4 | National General Holdings Corp. | 10.14 |
| 5 | North Carolina Farm Bureau Insurance | 9.62 |
| 6 | Allstate Corp. | 8.15 |
| 7 | USAA | 7.54 |
| 8 | Progressive | 6.32 |
| 9 | Erie Insurance | 3.93 |
| 10 | Liberty Mutual | 2.82 |
| 11 | Sentry | 1.64 |
| 12 | Travelers | 1.57 |
| 13 | MetLife | 1.38 |
| 14 | Auto-Owners Insurance | 1.32 |
| 15 | Carolina Motor Club Inc. | 0.85 |
| 16 | Discovery Insurance Co. | 0.77 |
| 17 | Amica | 0.77 |
| 18 | Kemper | 0.75 |
| 19 | Penn National Insurance | 0.66 |
| 20 | The Cincinnati Insurance Cos. | 0.62 |
| 21 | Central Insurance Companies | 0.5 |
| 22 | Horace Mann | 0.5 |
| 23 | American Family Insurance | 0.48 |
| 24 | The Hartford | 0.43 |
| 25 | State Auto | 0.28 |
| 26 | Southern General Insurance Co. | 0.23 |
| 27 | PURE | 0.11 |
| 28 | J Leon Hix Revocable Trust | 0.1 |
| 29 | Chubb | 0.09 |
| 30 | Tiptree Inc. | 0.09 |
| 31 | Farmers Insurance | 0.07 |
| 32 | Donegal | 0.06 |
| 33 | Tokio Marine | 0.06 |
| 34 | Utica National Insurance Group | 0.05 |
| 35 | General Electric Co. | 0.05 |
| 36 | Markel | 0.04 |
| 37 | AIG | 0.03 |
| 38 | The Hanover Insurance Group | 0.01 |
| 39 | Selective | 0.01 |
| Source: S&P Global Market Intelligence, based on premiums written in 2018 for private passenger auto insurance. | ||