Here are the largest auto insurance companies in New York, based on premiums for policies sold in the state.
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Largest auto insurance companies in New York
| Rank in New York | Company | Market share % in New York |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berkshire Hathaway Inc. | 32.58 |
| 2 | Allstate Corp. | 13.57 |
| 3 | State Farm | 12.56 |
| 4 | Progressive | 10.57 |
| 5 | Liberty Mutual | 5.45 |
| 6 | Travelers | 3.88 |
| 7 | USAA | 3.02 |
| 8 | NYCM Insurance | 2.61 |
| 9 | National General Holdings Corp. | 2.41 |
| 10 | Nationwide | 1.93 |
| 11 | MetLife | 1.39 |
| 12 | The Hartford | 1.05 |
| 13 | Farmers Insurance | 0.96 |
| 14 | Erie Insurance | 0.84 |
| 15 | Chubb | 0.77 |
| 16 | American Family Insurance | 0.77 |
| 17 | Country-Wide Insurance Co. | 0.68 |
| 18 | Amica | 0.64 |
| 19 | Kemper | 0.62 |
| 20 | The Hanover Insurance Group | 0.54 |
| 21 | Utica National Insurance Group | 0.48 |
| 22 | Preferred Mutual Insurance Co. | 0.48 |
| 23 | Plymouth Rock Co. | 0.25 |
| 24 | Markel | 0.23 |
| 25 | AIG | 0.2 |
| 26 | Maidstone Insurance Co. | 0.2 |
| 27 | American National | 0.16 |
| 28 | Mercury Insurance | 0.16 |
| 29 | PURE | 0.16 |
| 30 | The Cincinnati Insurance Cos. | 0.12 |
| 31 | Merchants Insurance | 0.12 |
| 32 | CSAA Insurance Exchange | 0.12 |
| 33 | WT Holdings Inc. | 0.1 |
| 34 | General Electric Co. | 0.07 |
| 35 | Munich Re | 0.05 |
| 36 | Assurant | 0.05 |
| 37 | Virginia Farm Bureau Federation | 0.05 |
| 38 | Central Insurance Companies | 0.04 |
| 39 | Tokio Marine | 0.03 |
| 40 | Sterling Insurance | 0.03 |
| 41 | QBE | 0.01 |
| 42 | Sentry | 0.01 |
| 43 | Global Indemnity | 0.01 |
| 44 | Tiptree Inc. | 0.01 |
| Source: S&P Global Market Intelligence, based on premiums written in 2018 for private passenger car insurance. | ||