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California Renters Insurance: $15/mo NAIC baseline (2026)

Updated 2026-05-21 Source: PolicyChat Rate Authority Methodology

California renters insurance averages $15/mo (NAIC 2023 published baseline). No new California filings in the past 30 days, so the baseline is the best available reference point.

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Why this pick

California’s auto rates ($1,816/yr NAIC 2023) are middle-of-pack despite urban density and litigation costs, because Prop 103 caps how fast carriers can re-rate. Home insurance is the opposite story: the carrier exodus that started after the 2017 wildfire season has reshaped which carriers will write in which ZIPs.

How PolicyChat sources this data

PolicyChat Rate Authority aggregates three public + licensed sources, with per-record provenance. Every rate cited on this page links to its source filing.

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