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Our Nerds compared coverage, customer complaints, and more to help you compare the top insurance providers of 2023. While some winners may be partners, this didn't influence our decisions.
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Best Budget Auto Insurance
- Numerous discounts offered, including two programs — one for safe driving and the other for young drivers.
- Generous rental car and travel expenses coverage.
- Customer satisfaction rating for purchasing auto insurance is better than average, according to J.D. Power.
- Numerous discounts offered, including two programs — one for safe driving and the other for young drivers.
- Generous rental car and travel expenses coverage.
- Customer satisfaction rating for purchasing auto insurance is better than average, according to J.D. Power.
- Numerous discounts offered, including two programs — one for safe driving and the other for young drivers.
- Generous rental car and travel expenses coverage.
- Customer satisfaction rating for purchasing auto insurance is better than average, according to J.D. Power.
- Numerous discounts offered, including two programs — one for safe driving and the other for young drivers.
- Generous rental car and travel expenses coverage.
- Customer satisfaction rating for purchasing auto insurance is better than average, according to J.D. Power.
- Numerous discounts offered, including two programs — one for safe driving and the other for young drivers.
- Generous rental car and travel expenses coverage.
- Customer satisfaction rating for purchasing auto insurance is better than average, according to J.D. Power.
- Numerous discounts offered, including two programs — one for safe driving and the other for young drivers.
- Generous rental car and travel expenses coverage.
- Customer satisfaction rating for purchasing auto insurance is better than average, according to J.D. Power.
Why our Nerds love it
State Farm has the cheapest rates for drivers in more cases than any other widely available insurer. A different insurer might be cheapest in your state.
Read our methodologyBest Same-Day Term Life Insurance
- Fewer complaints than expected for a company of its size.
- Customers can contact the insurer via phone, email and live chat.
- Issues term life insurance policies in all states.
- Fewer complaints than expected for a company of its size.
- Customers can contact the insurer via phone, email and live chat.
- Issues term life insurance policies in all states.
- Fewer complaints than expected for a company of its size.
- Customers can contact the insurer via phone, email and live chat.
- Issues term life insurance policies in all states.
- Fewer complaints than expected for a company of its size.
- Customers can contact the insurer via phone, email and live chat.
- Issues term life insurance policies in all states.
- Fewer complaints than expected for a company of its size.
- Customers can contact the insurer via phone, email and live chat.
- Issues term life insurance policies in all states.
- Fewer complaints than expected for a company of its size.
- Customers can contact the insurer via phone, email and live chat.
- Issues term life insurance policies in all states.
Why our Nerds love it
Ladder Life offers a wide range of term lengths to choose from, plus up to $3 million in same-day coverage through its sleek, user-friendly site.
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