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USAA Auto Insurance Review

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USAA, otherwise known as United Services Automobile Association, is a Texas-based financial organization that operates worldwide. Founded in 1922, the company's auto insurance is just one of the many insurance types they offer. Its policies are complemented by award-winning support that's available day and night.

How is USAA rated?

Breakdown

4.6/5
Coverage
4.8/5
Financial Strength
0.0/5
Supplemental Coverage
4.5/5
Pricing & Discounts
4.8/5
Claims Satisfaction & Customer Experience
4.5/5
Automation

Overall Rating: 4.4 / 5 (Excellent)

ConsumersAdvocate.org gives USAA an overall excellent rating. It offers standard coverage options, discounts, and additional benefits. It has formidable financial strength, as shown by its ratings from the leading credit rating services and, in an industry that attracts more than its share of negative consumer comments, seems to do a good job at meeting its customers' needs. With exceptionally high ratings across the board and a solid market share, USAA should be seriously considered by active military members and veterans in the market for car insurance.

USAA Coverage

Basic Coverage

  • Bodily Injury Liability
  • Property Damage Liability
  • Collision
  • Comprehensive
  • Personal Injury
  • Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist

Coverage - 4.6 / 5

ConsumersAdvocate.org rates USAA as an excellent choice for auto insurance. Its coverage options are similar to those offered by its competitors. This is not unusual within the car insurance industry, since auto insurance coverage is fairly standardized.

Coverage Fine Print

USAA offers Accident Forgiveness, an option that policyholders can purchase which affirms that their premium won't go up after one at-fault accident.
Accident Forgiveness may require an additional premium and is not available in CT, DE, NC, CA, and NY. Not applicable to past accidents. Can only be applied to one accident at a time per policy. Accident Forgiveness is not a promise to continue coverage and the policy continues to be subject to underwriting guidelines.

Customer Experience

National Association of Insurance Commissioners

NAIC Complaint Ratio
1.01
NAIC Total Complaints 2020
390

Customer Ratings

BBB Rating
A+
Number of BBB Positive Reviews
21
Number of BBB Neutral Reviews
5
Number of BBB Negative Reviews
221
Date Collected
2017-11-10
*The NAIC Car Insurance complaint ratio (in this case 1.01) compares a company’s performance to other companies in the market. The median complaint ratio across all car insurance companies is 1. A score below 1 means the company received fewer than the expected number of complaints. A score above 1 means the company received a more than the expected number of complaints.

Claims Satisfaction & Customer Experience - 4.8 / 5

With its close-to-average 1.01 complaint ratio with NAIC, USAA’s customer service seems to operate efficiently. And we can infer that the company also acts ethically. Although the company does have a fair number of negative reviews, this is fairly common for the industry, and the company's A+ rating with the Better Business Bureau is supported by 21 positive reviews.

Financial Strength

Key Details

Premiums Written 2020
$11,691,051,166
Marketshare
5.46%
AM Best Financial Rating
A++
Standard & Poor's Financial Rating
AA+

Financial Strength - 4.8 / 5

USAA is the sole underwriter of its policies, and can therefore enjoy sole responsibility for their 5.46% marketshare and near $12 Billion in premiums. This positive financial outlook is backed by its good ratings of AA+ and A++ from Standard & Poor's and AM Best, respectively.

Pricing & Discounts

Pricing & Discounts - 4.5 / 5

USAA offers multiple discounts including savings for students, people with safe driving records, and holders of multiple vehicles or policies. In addition, active military members can save up to 15% on their auto premiums when they garage their vehicles on base.

Discounts Fine Print


Multi-Vehicle Discount
Restrictions apply.

Safe Driver Discount
USAA's discount for safe drivers is the Premier Driver Discount and is not available in HI.

Good Student Discount
Good student discount is not available in HI and NC. Restrictions apply.

Annual Mileage Discount
Discount not available in HI and NC. Other restrictions apply.

Contact & Additional Information

Homepage URL
Company Phone
(210) 531-8722
Headquarters Address
9800 Fredericksburg Rd., San Antonio, TX, 78288
Year Founded
1922

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Robert W
5/4/2018
I have been a client of USAA for 46 years. I have had multiple automobile claims and homeowner insurance claims. Each incident has been handled quickly and has left me very satisfied with their attitude and service. I was speaking to the owner of a collision repair shop and explaining what I wanted done on the vehicle. He stopped me and said, "That is up to the insurance company." When I told him that I had USAA, he laughed and said there would be no problem. "They will do whatever you want." It was an exaggeration but very close to the truth. The insurance is the only insurance that has a "Subscriber's Savings Account" that I am aware of in the industry. Over the last 10 years, a... Read More
5 People found this helpful.


Jack R
4/21/2019
USAA IS A JOKE! If you are hit or involved in an accident with a member of USAA, be ready to be disappointed!! Low total loss amount for my car. More than 6 weeks since claim submitted and all contact has been initiated by me. Good luck trying to get someone to answer your call or return a call. This has got to be one of the worst Auto Insurance companies ever, stay away! Followed all their protocol and were assigned a claim number. After numerous calls to the person handling our claim we are still getting nowhere, the "we are still investigating" line. BULLSH*T!
4 People found this helpful.


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anonymous
7/16/2019
I am a retired Naval Officer, and have had car insurance with USAA for over 44 years. In their early years the customer service was professional and efficient, now, since their steady expansion into other than insurance, the driving force of USAA is sales, profit, and minimal person to person customer service. To get a human being to discuss any aspect of my policy requires a minimum of 2 minutes of automated responses, followed by another 3 minutes of repeating the same info to a person to 'verify' my identity. These customer service reps are not allowed to do other than dumbly follow some preset dialog to 'help' me, and do not listen to what their customers tell them. I ask to speak... Read More
3 People found this helpful.


Brian H
4/30/2019
I do not appreciate how I was talked to during my claim and specifically the call during which the decision was made to deny my claim. The person who first talked to me and took my incoming claim was awesome, patient and very empathetic. The second person who took my claim was not personal at all. I understand that a claims adjuster is not in customer service but there should be a certain level of professionalism at all times while dealing with a member. I firstly felt like I was being interrogated.. I could understand if I had a claim in my first policy term but I have been a member of USAA for 12 years. Secondly there was no empathy while speaking about my claim, it was all just... Read More
3 People found this helpful.


Richard L
4/19/2019
These criminals kept me on hold repeatedly, passing me around to different representatives for over 2 hours. After that they tild me the department I needed to speak to was closed and I would have to call back the next day. I have never felt so disrespected and toyed with in my lufe. I wil NEVER use USAA again for ANY type of financial or insurance service.
3 People found this helpful.


Jean e
4/11/2019
Run!!! I had fraudulent activity on my credit/debt card. I was told my card will be sent to me in a few days. They never sent me one. I cannot get money. The Rep even told me to ask people for money. Welcome to the USAA Bank Chat! Lucinda H (4/11/2019, 1:06:54 PM): Your Question is: Could you please provide a tracking number (FedEx) for my new credit/debt card. I haven't been able to make transactions since Sunday. Lucinda H (4/11/2019, 1:07:21 PM): Thank you for chatting in with me. My name is Lucinda and I will be happy to look into your information because I know how important that information is to you. Me (4/11/2019, 1:08:23 PM): I was told I should be getting it by... Read More
3 People found this helpful.


lxvillarf
4/9/2019
USAA refuses to use common sense to avoid paying its claims.Its excuses are laughable even after providing ALL documentation and pictures.
3 People found this helpful.


Debbie P
3/19/2019
We had a automobile policy with 5 cars and 5 drivers (3 under 23), it was an expensive policy. Customer service is horrible. We have gone with a new company about $1200 less, better coverage and a umbrella policy. Couldn't be happier that we left !!
3 People found this helpful.


michelle d
3/5/2019
my car was in 4 feet of flood water .my claim was submitted on 12-21-18 and hear it is the first week of march and iaa or iia who is supposed to pick the car up from the shop still has not done so i have sent the title in weeks ago. it took the sub contracted claims adjuster forever to come out just to take pics he came out Feb21 of this year when the claim i made was 12-21-18 and then took the guy another 4 days to get to the shop where they had it go to be taken apart to see how much damage was done by the water. the guy deemed it a total loss that same day and here it is 2 weeks later no payment no nothing still paying insurance and was told the same as you about being back dated .... Read More
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Walter
9/13/2018
Have been a USAA customer for many years. Although we have not had many Auto Claims, every claim was handled professionally and efficiently. USAA does have competitive rates, and does have a subscriber savings plan. Will continue with USAA for my insurance needs.
3 People found this helpful.



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