Auto Insurance Shopping Rises as Consumers Seek Better Rate
Auto insurers have been forthcoming in their desire to achieve rate to match increases in claims costs and, so far in 2023, consumers are not standing by.
According to a quarterly report from J.D. Power, in collaboration with TransUnion, the quote rate for auto insurance in the first quarter 2023 was 12.4% and the switch rate was 3.9%. The quote rate is a new high in the three-year history of J.D Power’s quarterly loyalty indicator and shopping trends (LIST) report.
“A new record in our data series was seen in March as 13.1% of consumers reported shopping for auto insurance in the 30 days prior to responding to our survey,” said J.D. Power.
J.D. Power noted that Progressive surpassed GEICO in 2022 to now hold the largest market share among personal auto insurers, and this latest quarterly report was the first to find that GEICO did not capture the largest share of any large competitor’s defectors.
“GEICO is struggling to maintain its share of customers in response to closing down sales channels in states where they were rate-inadequate,” said J.D. Power. “Progressive has benefited and is seeing increases in the number of customers who select the brand as their auto insurance carrier when they make a switch.”
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Among the top insurers, consumer loyalty was strongest for Erie, Amica, USAA, New Jersey Manufacturers (NJM), and MAPFRE. It was lowest for COUNTRY, National General, GEICO, Progressive, and Kemper, according to the report.