Arizona Car Insurance Requirements

Updated July 10th, 2018

Minimum car insurance in Arizona

Minimum liability insurance in Arizona:

Arizona requires only one type of auto insurance to legally drive: Liability insurance. Liability coverage is essential insurance because it pays out for damage and injuries you cause to others, up to the limits you choose.

Keep in mind that you're still responsible for car accident bills that are above your insurance limits. So while you can save money by buying only the Arizona minimum car insurance, you could be sued if it's not enough. Also, liability insurance does not pay for any damage to your own vehicle. Let's look at the auto insurance choices available in Arizona so you can choose the right coverage.

The minimum limits required for Arizona liability insurance are:

$15,000 bodily injury per person
$30,000 bodily injury per accident
$10,000 property damage per accident

This is often written as 15/30/10.

Minimum uninsured (UM) and underinsured motorist (UIM) coverage:

If you're hit by a driver who doesn't have any liability insurance or not enough, you can tap your UM or UIM coverage for injury bills.

In Arizona, insurance companies must offer UM and UIM but you can reject them. If you choose UM you must buy limits of at least 15/30 (that's $15,000 per person and $30,000 per accident). If you buy UIM the limits must match your liability bodily injury amounts.

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Optional car insurance types in Arizona

Comprehensive coverage: For theft of your vehicle or damage from hail, flood, fire, vandalism, falling objects, explosions or hitting an animal.

Collision coverage: For damage to your car from hitting another car or an object, like a tree.

Personal injury protection (PIP) & medical payments (MedPay): Both of these coverage types pay for injuries to you and your passengers. PIP can also cover lost wages if you can't work, services you can't perform (such as house cleaning) and funeral expenses.

There are usually additional coverage types to choose from such as rental reimbursement and towing.

You must show an insurance ID card (or other proof of financial responsibility) in Arizona if:

Law enforcement requests it
Your vehicle is involved in a car accident

Penalties for not having car insurance in Arizona

First offense: $500 fine and possible three-month license suspension
Second offense (within 36 months): $750 fine and possible six-month license suspension
Third offense (within 36 months): $1,000 fine and possible one-year license suspension

Source: Property Casualty Insurers Association of America

Consumer complaints against the largest auto insurance companies in Arizona

Each state's department of insurance collects complaints against insurance companies that operate in the state and supplies the numbers to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners. A national "complaint ratio" number is meant to show the number of complaints against a company relative to the insurer's size of business. Shown below are national complaint ratios for the largest auto insurance companies in Arizona.

Updated July 10, 2018

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