Auto & Other Vehicle Insurance Industry Competitors

Fondiaria-SAI provides life, auto, accident, health, fire, liability, and other policies to customers in Italy. Also known as FonSai, Fondiaria-SAI was created in 2002 when Società Assicuratrice Industriale acquired La Fondiaria Assicurazioni. The company, or at least its predecessor companies, has been active for more than 100 years....

Young drivers in hot hatches make up the favorite fleet of UK car insurer Admiral Group, which targets young people, drivers of performance cars, and city dwellers -- those who typically pay higher-than-average premiums. Admiral Group uses a direct-to-consumer business model, selling policies online under a number of brand names including its largest, Admiral (aimed at the general consumer); Bell (low-risk drivers); Diamond (young women); and Elephant (bargain hunters)....

If you've got a bad driving record or let your insurance lapse, can you still get auto coverage? This company answers in the Affirmative. Affirmative Insurance Holdings, through its subsidiaries, writes and sells non-standard auto insurance policies -- that is, coverage for drivers in high-risk categories due to their age, driving records, and other factors -- in about a dozen states....

Yes, you do need insurance even in paradise. AIG Hawaii Insurance is a leading provider of personal automobile insurance in the island state. It insures more than 100,000 vehicles and has more than 75,000 policyholders. The company, a subsidiary of insurance giant American International Group (AIG), also underwrites business auto insurance, as well as homeowners, motorcycle, personal umbrella insurance, temporary disability, and worker's compensation insurance....

Yet another example of consolidation among nonlife Japanese insurers, Aioi Insurance was formed when Dai-Tokyo Fire & Marine Insurance acquired Chiyoda Fire & Marine Insurance in 2001. One of the largest property/casualty insurers in Japan, Aioi Insurance focuses on auto insurance products, but also offers personal accident, property, fire, and marine lines....

American Commerce Insurance writes property/casualty insurance for individuals and businesses in about a dozen states. The company, which specializes in private automobile and homeowners' insurance, sells its products through independent insurance agencies and agencies owned and operated by AAA clubs....

American Southern, a member of the Atlantic American group of companies, provides commercial automobile coverage, as well as general liability and surety bond coverage, for businesses and government entities in the Southeast and Midwest....

A safe road and home is a beautiful thing for Arbella Insurance and the people it covers. The New England company was founded in 1988 to provide consumer auto and homeowners insurance in Massachusetts and has become the state's #3 auto insurer. Its primary operating unit is Arbella Mutual, which underwrites auto, homeowners, and other personal insurance products in Massachusetts....

AssuranceAmerica will assure you that they meant to leave out the space between its names. Through its three operating subsidiaries the company writes and markets nonstandard (high-risk) auto insurance to customers in the Southeast. Its AssuranceAmerica Insurance subsidiary writes the policies while its Managing General Agency markets the products and provides services through a network of 1,800 independent agencies....

Berkshire Hathaway International Insurance Limited (BHILL) is a long way from Omaha. A subsidiary of National Indemnity, a unit of Omaha, Nebraska-based Berkshire Hathaway (holding company for the investments of Warren Buffett), BHILL provides automobile insurance in the UK....

Looking for auto coverage? Go West, young man. Bristol West Holdings sells non-standard private passenger insurance -- that is, insurance for those who have trouble getting standard coverage because of bad driving records, age, limited financial resources, and the like....

Brit Insurance Holdings is no ordinary bloke's insurer. This company underwrites commercial insurance and reinsurance products in the UK through its Brit Insurance Limited subsidiary. Its Brit Syndicates Limited operates through Lloyd's of London, while Brit Reinsurance does business internationally....

Car Care Plan's products are designed to help vehicle owners who are caught in the clutch. The GMAC subsidiary sells vehicle warranty and insurance products to owners around the world and administers vehicle care insurance programs for 20 major auto manufacturers, including Alfa Romeo, Ferrari, and Volvo....

Large families generally learn to co-operate well. Co-operators General Insurance Company is part of The Co-operators Group Limited, which consists of a multi-company cooperative selling casualty, life, health and dental, farm, business, travel, and property insurance across Canada....

There's no accounting for bad taste, but at least there's accounting for bad driving. Cornerstone National Insurance provides personal property/casualty coverage, focusing on auto insurance. It operates primarily in its home state of Missouri but also sells car insurance in Arkansas, Florida, Kansas, and Oklahoma; in Florida, it offers non-standard insurance for drivers with less than stellar driving records....

If you regularly strap on a helmet, this company wants to be your insurer. Owned by the Royal Bank of Scotland Group, Devitt Insurance Services offers vehicle (car and van) and home insurance services, but specializes in motorcycle insurance for the UK market....

Direct Line Group is your direct line to a host of insurance and financial products and services. The company was founded in 1985 with a simple idea in mind -- selling car insurance over the phone. It is the UK's leading private automobile insurer, and has more than 5 million customers across its lines of business....

Equity Insurance Group (formerly Cox Insurance Holdings) is running quite a syndicate. Part of Lloyd's of London insurance exchange, the company offers insurance underwriting (branded Equity Red Star) and brokering services (branded Equity Insurance Brokers)....

Esurance sells car insurance to the Internet-savvy customer. The company, which specializes in personal automobile insurance, offers quote comparisons and sells policies online, from its Web site and through select online agents. It also provides online access to accounts and makes telephone agents available for offline questions....

Don't expect to see tractors in the parking lot of Farmers Group. The US subsidiary of Zurich Financial Services provides insurance management services to the members of the Farmers Insurance Exchange, Truck Insurance Exchange, and Fire Insurance Exchange -- which are among the leading US property/casualty insurers....