Here are the largest auto insurance companies in South Carolina, based on the amount of premiums for policies sold in the state in 2018.
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Largest auto insurance companies in South Carolina
| Rank in South Carolina | Company | Market share % in South Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | State Farm | 22.54 |
| 2 | Berkshire Hathaway Inc. | 13.73 |
| 3 | Allstate Corp. | 11.25 |
| 4 | Progressive | 10.04 |
| 5 | USAA | 9.63 |
| 6 | Nationwide | 5.74 |
| 7 | Liberty Mutual | 5.06 |
| 8 | Travelers | 4.59 |
| 9 | Southern Farm Bureau Casualty | 3.27 |
| 10 | Auto-Owners Insurance | 2.01 |
| 11 | MGA Insurance Co. | 1.92 |
| 12 | American Family Insurance | 0.96 |
| 13 | State Auto | 0.93 |
| 14 | The Hartford | 0.92 |
| 15 | MetLife | 0.91 |
| 16 | Sentry | 0.77 |
| 17 | National General Holdings Corp. | 0.64 |
| 18 | Horace Mann | 0.52 |
| 19 | American National | 0.5 |
| 20 | AssuranceAmerica | 0.49 |
| 21 | ACCC Insurance Co. | 0.44 |
| 22 | Safe Auto Insurance Group Inc. | 0.33 |
| 23 | First Acceptance | 0.32 |
| 24 | Farmers Insurance | 0.31 |
| 25 | The Cincinnati Insurance Cos. | 0.31 |
| 26 | Amica | 0.31 |
| 27 | Selective | 0.23 |
| 28 | Carolina Motor Club Inc. | 0.17 |
| 29 | Kemper | 0.15 |
| 30 | Markel | 0.13 |
| 31 | PURE | 0.12 |
| 32 | Central Insurance Cos. | 0.11 |
| 33 | AIG | 0.1 |
| 34 | Donegal | 0.07 |
| 35 | Grange Insurance | 0.07 |
| 36 | Chubb | 0.06 |
| 37 | J Leon Hix Revocable Trust | 0.06 |
| 38 | RFH Special Purpose I LLC | 0.05 |
| 39 | General Electric Co. | 0.05 |
| 40 | Shelter Insurance | 0.03 |
| 41 | QBE | 0.03 |
| 42 | Tiptree Inc. | 0.03 |
| 43 | Munich Re | 0.02 |
| 44 | California Casualty | 0.02 |
| 45 | Global Indemnity | 0.02 |
| 46 | Assurant | 0.02 |
| 47 | Atlantic American / Delta Group | 0.02 |
| 48 | Tokio Marine | 0.02 |
| Source: S&P Global Market Intelligence, based on premiums written in 2018 for private passenger auto insurance. | ||