Non-owner car insurance in Massachusetts: Which company has the cheapest rates?

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Non-owner auto insurance in Massachusetts costs $686 per year, which is $200 more than the rest of the country on average, according to a rate analysis by Insure.com.

In Massachusetts, non-owner policies are available from companies such as Farmers, Safety Insurance and Arbella Insurance.

Non-owner car insurance is a policy for people who don’t own a car but often borrow or rent a vehicle. It provides liability coverage for bodily injury and property damage in case you get in an accident while driving a car owned by someone else.

“Non-owner policies provide the minimum coverage required by the state, as well as some optional add-ons, but there are specific requirements by the insurance carriers to provide this coverage in lieu of a traditional auto insurance policy,” says Patti Clement, senior vice president of private client services at HUB International, a leading personal insurance brokerage.

Learn more about the various requirements, what non-owner insurance is, which companies offer it and how much it costs in Massachusetts.

How much does non-owner auto insurance cost in Massachusetts?

Insurers consider non-owner policyholders as less risky due to their limited access to a vehicle, and therefore, it’s usually less expensive to buy a non-owner insurance policy than full coverage auto insurance.

On average in the U.S., it costs a driver with a clean driving record and good credit score $2,578 a year for a 100/300/100 full coverage insurance policy-$100,000 for injuries you cause in an accident, up to $300,000 per accident, and $100,000 for property damage. In Massachusetts, full coverage car insurance costs $2,429.

Alternatively, non-owner car insurance is $486 a year on average in the United States and $686 in Massachusetts.

But various factors affect individual rates, such as where in state you live, your age and driving history and other factors.

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Which insurer offers the cheapest non-owner insurance rates in Massachusetts?

Farmers offers Massachusetts’s least expensive non-owner insurance policy at $267 a year.

At $1,066 a year, the GEICO charges the highest rate for non-owner insurance in the state.

Experts recommend comparing quotes from many different insurance companies so that you can find the best rate available. The cheapest non-owner insurance policies in the state are listed below.

Cheapest non-owner insurance rates in Massachusetts

How much is non-owner car insurance in Massachusetts by age?

Age is an important factor when it comes to pricing. Statistically, young drivers are a higher risk because they haven’t been driving for long and are more likely to cause an accident than older, more experienced drivers. In Massachusetts, a 45-year-old will pay an average of $661 annually for a non-owner insurance policy compared to a 16-year-old driver who will pay an average of $2,072.

Average non-owner auto insurance rates in Massachusetts by age and gender

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Which Massachusetts cities have the cheapest non-owner auto insurance?

Rates differ from ZIP code to ZIP code. Insurers consider the number of thefts, collisions and vandalism in an area when calculating rates.

The tables below display the cities in Massachusetts that have the least and most expensive non-owner auto insurance rates.

The 20 Massachusetts cities with the lowest non-owner auto insurance rates

The 20 Massachusetts cities with the highest non-owner car insurance rates

How much is non-owner car insurance in Massachusetts’s 10 biggest cities?

The most populous cities in Massachusetts have varying non-owner insurance rates. The cost of non-owner insurance in Brockton is the highest at $1,042; Cambridge has the cheapest rates of the largest cities in the state at $707.

Non-owner car rates in Massachusetts’s 10 largest cities

How non-owner insurance rates in Massachusetts compare to rates in other states

Non-owner auto insurance rates also differ from state to state. Massachusetts’s average non-owner insurance rate is $686 a year, higher than the $486 national average.

Non-owner car insurance rates in the 10 most populous states

What does non-owner auto insurance cover?

Non-owner auto insurance provides coverage when you are driving a vehicle you don’t own. “If someone with non-owner auto insurance is involved in an accident while driving a rental car or a friend’s car, the policy typically covers liability for damages and injuries to others,” says Golnoush Goharzad, a personal injury attorney in California.

An important caveat is these policies don’t cover damage to the car you are driving. “That would be covered under the car owner’s policy or possibly through optional insurance purchased from the rental agency,” Goharzad says.

Goharzad adds that non-owner auto insurance policies may provide extra coverage. “Non-owner policies may also provide supplementary liability over and above what the car owner’s policy covers, filling in gaps if the primary policy’s limits are exhausted.”

How to get non-owner car insurance in Massachusetts

Your driver’s license number and a credit or debit card are all you’ll need to get a non-owner insurance policy. To purchase a policy, follow these steps:

1. Contact an auto insurance agent about the coverage
2. Share your basic driving history
3. Review the information you receive on the insurers and rates
4. Choose the policy that best meets your needs
5. Put down a payment to begin coverage

Often, you’ll receive proof of insurance very quickly. Here are a few insurance companies with phone numbers to call for a non-owner insurance quote.

• State Farm: 800-782-8332
• GEICO: 800-207-7847
• Progressive: 888-671-4405
• Allstate: 800-726-6033
• USAA: 800-531-8722

Methodology

Insure.com gathered rates from Quadrant Information Services for all 51 states, including Washington, D.C., to analyze non-owners auto insurance pricing.

This data is based on a sample driving profile of a 40-year-old male and female with a good insurance score and no violations, opting for a non-owners policy on a Honda Accord with a 12-mile commute and 10,000 annual mileage. We analyzed over 65 million insurance quotes from 195 companies (73 company groups) across 29,159 cities and 34,595 ZIP codes. The national average annual premium is $486.

Read more about our research standards and methodology.

What our expert says

Q: Does a non-owner policy cover damage to your car?

Golnoush GoharzadPersonal injury attorney, California.

These policies don’t cover damage to the car you are driving, Goharzad says. “That would be covered under the car owner’s policy or possibly through optional insurance purchased from the rental agency.”

Leslie Kasperowicz

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Leslie Kasperowicz is an insurance educator and content creation professional with nearly two decades of experience first directly in the insurance industry at Farmers Insurance and then as a writer, researcher, and educator for insurance shoppers writing for sites like ExpertInsuranceReviews.com and InsuranceHotline.com.

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