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About 3.3% of auto insurance consumers switched companies in the first quarter of 2021, according to the JD Power report âAuto Insurance Loyalty Indicator & Shopping Trendsâ.
This rate of business change shows a continued return to the patterns seen before the Covid-19 pandemic. At the start of the pandemic, auto insurance purchasing activity surged: 45% of auto insurance consumers bought new auto insurance quotes, reduced coverage, changed businesses, or have even abandoned their policies.
JD Power also measures consumer loyalty to auto insurance companies on a quarterly basis. In the first quarter of 2021 compared to the previous quarter, these companies had increased consumer loyalty:
- Auto Club Group (AAA member)
- CSAA
- Hanover
- The Hartford
- Safeco
And these auto insurers had reduced customer loyalty:
- Amica Mutual
- COUNTRY Financial
- Erie Insurance
- Kemper
- MAPFRE
The biggest auto insurance companies
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