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Auto-Owners vs Chubb: which is better for car insurance in 2026?

Auto-Owners
Chubb

Across our six scoring categories, Auto-Owners comes out ahead in 3, Chubb in 0, with 3 too close to call. Auto-Owners edges the weighted overall score by 1.1 of a point, on the strength of price, discounts, digital experience. That is not a reason to skip Chubb: it scores higher on none of our categories, though it may still quote you less, and a quote that comes in lower beats a review that scores higher. Auto-Owners is the safer default; Chubb is worth a quote if you are among high-net-worth drivers insuring a luxury or collector car.

Auto-Owners vs Chubb, side by side

Category
Auto-OwnersRead the full review
ChubbRead the full review
Overall scoreWeighted across the six categories below
Better
PriceAverage annual full-coverage premium · 25% of score
4.0$2,094/yr
Average full coverage vs. $2,356 national average
Better
2.5$2,676/yr
Average full coverage vs. $2,356 national average
Claims satisfactionJ.D. Power 2025 claims study, out of 1,000 · 20% of score
4.0711/1,000
J.D. Power 2025 claims study, segment average 700
Not rated
Below the sampling frame of the J.D. Power claims study, which covers only the largest insurers
Complaint recordComplaints relative to company size · 15% of score
4.5Fewer than expected
Complaints relative to company size, NAIC data 2022–2024
4.5Fewer than expected
Complaints relative to company size, NAIC data 2022–2024
Financial strengthAM Best Financial Strength Rating · 10% of score
4.5A+
AM Best Financial Strength Rating
Not published
No AM Best rating we could verify — see the review
DiscountsBreadth of published discounts · 15% of score
3.510 published*
Discounts on the carrier's own pages (*from secondary sources — carrier blocks access) · No branded telematics program found
Better
2.50 published
Discounts on the carrier's own pages · No branded telematics program found
Digital experienceApp ratings and self-service depth · 15% of score
4.54.72 iOS / 4.8 Android
App Store (4.3K ratings) and Google Play (1.4K ratings), August 2026
Better
3.04.53 iOS / 3.6 Android
App Store (306 ratings) and Google Play (207 ratings), August 2026
Availability
26 states, through independent agents — no California, New York or Texas
49 states and D.C. — Arkansas is the only omission
Best suited to
drivers in its 26 states who prefer an independent agent
high-net-worth drivers insuring a luxury or collector car

Sources: average premiums from NerdWallet's August 2026 rate analysis (Quadrant Information Services), for a 35-year-old driver with a clean record and good credit in a 2023 Toyota Camry LE at 12,000 miles a year, 100/300/50 limits with $1,000 deductibles — national average $2,356. Claims satisfaction from the J.D. Power 2025 U.S. Auto Claims Satisfaction Study (segment average 700). Complaint record from NerdWallet's analysis of NAIC complaint data, 2022–2024. Financial strength from AM Best. Discounts and app data from each carrier's published pages and the Apple App Store / Google Play, retrieved August 2026. Updated August 2026.

Auto-Owners vs Chubb across all six categoriesScored 1–5. Longer is better in every category — the price bar already accounts for cheaper being better.
Auto-OwnersChubb
12345Price4.02.5Claims satisfaction4.0not publishedComplaint record4.54.5Financial strength4.5not publishedDiscounts3.52.5Digital experience4.53.0

Category by category

Price

Auto-Owners ahead

Auto-Owners averages $2,094/yr for full coverage against Chubb's $2,676/yr — about $582 a year, or 48.5 dollars a month, in Auto-Owners's favor for this profile.

Auto-Owners

$2,094 a year for full coverage, 11% below the national average — mid-pack, and close to State Farm and Progressive.

Chubb

$2,676 a year for full coverage on our standard benchmark, 14% above the national average — though Chubb's real book is valuable vehicles, not the Camry we benchmark with.

Claims satisfaction

Too close to call

Neither pulls ahead on claims satisfaction: Auto-Owners posts 711/1,000 and Chubb Not rated, a difference too small to choose on.

Auto-Owners

711 out of 1,000, eleven points above the segment average and better than every carrier in the top four by market share except State Farm.

Chubb

Not in the J.D. Power claims study, which samples only the largest insurers.

Complaint record

Too close to call

Neither pulls ahead on complaint record: Auto-Owners posts Fewer than expected and Chubb Fewer than expected, a difference too small to choose on.

Auto-Owners

Fewer complaints than expected for its size.

Chubb

Fewer complaints than expected for its size.

Financial strength

Too close to call

Neither pulls ahead on financial strength: Auto-Owners posts A+ and Chubb Not published, a difference too small to choose on.

Auto-Owners

AM Best A+ (Superior).

Chubb

An A++ rating for the Chubb group circulates widely and is very likely current, but AM Best and Business Wire both block automated access, so we could not read it from a primary page.

Discounts

Auto-Owners ahead

Auto-Owners takes discounts on 10 published* against Chubb's 0 published.

Auto-Owners

Around ten published discounts including a 20% good-student discount and a 36-month on-time payment discount — though Auto-Owners blocks automated access to its own discounts page, so this count comes from secondary sources.

Chubb

None. Chubb's own auto page names no discounts whatsoever — not a short list, an absent one. That is a deliberate positioning choice, not an oversight.

Digital experience

Auto-Owners ahead

Auto-Owners takes digital experience on 4.72 iOS / 4.8 Android against Chubb's 4.53 iOS / 3.6 Android.

Auto-Owners

4.72 on the App Store and 4.8 on Google Play — the only carrier here rated higher on Android than iOS, and the best Play Store score in the review.

Chubb

4.53 on the App Store and 3.57 on Google Play. Only 306 iOS ratings across a 49-state footprint, which is itself evidence of how small and specialised the book is.

So which one?

Pick Auto-Owners if…

  • You are among drivers in its 26 states who prefer an independent agent.
  • Price is your first filter — Auto-Owners averages $2,094/yr for full coverage on our benchmark profile.
  • You expect to stack discounts — Auto-Owners's lineup is the broader of the two.
  • You would rather handle everything in an app than on a phone call.
Read the full Auto-Owners review →

Pick Chubb if…

  • You are among high-net-worth drivers insuring a luxury or collector car.
  • Availability fits: 49 states and D.C. — Arkansas is the only omission.
Read the full Chubb review →

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