Here are the largest auto insurance companies in Virginia. Rankings are based on premiums for policies sold in the state in 2018.
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Largest auto insurance companies in Virginia
| Rank in Virginia | Company | Market share % in Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berkshire Hathaway Inc. | 18.94 |
| 2 | State Farm | 15.96 |
| 3 | USAA | 13.28 |
| 4 | Progressive | 10.14 |
| 5 | Allstate Corp. | 9.41 |
| 6 | Nationwide | 7.15 |
| 7 | Erie Insurance | 3.93 |
| 8 | Liberty Mutual | 2.61 |
| 9 | Travelers | 2.27 |
| 10 | VA Farm Bureau Federation | 2.16 |
| 11 | National General Holdings Corp. | 2.02 |
| 12 | Elephant Insurance Co. | 1.36 |
| 13 | American Family Insurance | 0.91 |
| 14 | Farmers Insurance | 0.9 |
| 15 | Alfa Mutual Group | 0.88 |
| 16 | The Hartford | 0.68 |
| 17 | MetLife | 0.65 |
| 18 | Agency Insurance Co. of MD Inc. | 0.63 |
| 19 | Auto-Owners Insurance | 0.49 |
| 20 | Donegal | 0.43 |
| 21 | The Hanover Insurance Group | 0.38 |
| 22 | Amica | 0.35 |
| 23 | Rockingham Insurance | 0.35 |
| 24 | Northern Neck Insurance Co. | 0.33 |
| 25 | CSAA Insurance Exchange | 0.31 |
| 26 | The Cincinnati Insurance Cos. | 0.26 |
| 27 | Grange Insurance | 0.25 |
| 28 | Sentry | 0.24 |
| 29 | Penn National Insurance | 0.22 |
| 30 | Markel | 0.18 |
| 31 | Mercury Insurance | 0.18 |
| 32 | Chubb | 0.17 |
| 33 | AssuranceAmerica | 0.16 |
| 34 | Horace Mann | 0.15 |
| 35 | Central Insurance Companies | 0.15 |
| 36 | Kemper | 0.13 |
| 37 | MGA Insurance Co. | 0.13 |
| 38 | Safe Auto Insurance Group Inc. | 0.12 |
| 39 | State Auto | 0.12 |
| 40 | MMG Insurance Co. | 0.11 |
| 41 | Selective | 0.09 |
| 42 | Goodville & German Mutual Group | 0.09 |
| 43 | Auto Club Exchange | 0.08 |
| 44 | California Casualty | 0.08 |
| 45 | Shelter Insurance | 0.06 |
| 46 | Utica National Insurance Group | 0.06 |
| 47 | American National | 0.06 |
| 48 | AIG | 0.05 |
| 49 | Brethren Mutual Insurance Co. | 0.05 |
| 50 | Assurant | 0.04 |
| Source: S&P Global Market Intelligence, based on premiums written in 2018 for private passenger auto insurance. | ||