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New Jersey Car Insurance Minimums

New Jersey requires all drivers to carry minimum liability insurance. Here are the state-mandated minimums:

Bodily Injury (per person)

$35,000

Bodily Injury (per accident)

$70,000

Property Damage

$25,000

  • Personal injury protection (PIP): $15,000
  • Uninsured motorist bodily injury: $35,000/$70,000
  • Underinsured motorist: $35,000/$70,000
  • Uninsured motorist property damage: $25,000

These are the Standard Policy's requirements. New Jersey's Basic Policy carries no uninsured or underinsured motorist coverage.

Choice no-fault state.

These minimums are for New Jersey's Standard Policy. The Basic Policy also meets the law with $5,000 property damage and $15,000 PIP, and offers $10,000 bodily injury only as an option.

Source: N.J.S.A. 17:28-1.9 (right-to-sue option, cited in the guide); N.J.S.A. 17:28-1.1(a) (uninsured and underinsured motorist bodily injury and property damage, required on the standard policy); N.J.S.A. 17:28-1.1(b) (higher uninsured and underinsured motorist limits insurers must offer), verified 2026-10-13.

What drives car insurance rates in New Jersey

Average spend per insured vehicle, 2023

$1,573

New Jersey drivers spent $1,573 per insured vehicle on liability, collision and comprehensive in 2023, against $1,282 nationally.

Claims paid per premium dollar, 2023

80.3¢

Auto insurers in New Jersey paid 80.3 cents in claims for every premium dollar in 2023; the median state was 72 cents.

Traffic deaths per 100 million miles, 2024

0.84

New Jersey recorded 670 traffic deaths in 2024, 0.84 per 100 million vehicle miles against 1.19 nationally. Injury claims follow crash severity.

Vehicle thefts per 100,000 residents, 2025

145.7

New Jersey reported 13,910 motor vehicle thefts in 2025, 145.7 per 100,000 residents, from 162.6 the year before. Theft claims are paid under comprehensive coverage.

Natural-hazard loss rank

#13

FEMA ranks New Jersey #13 of 51 for expected annual loss from natural hazards; flood accounts for 66% of that loss, and comprehensive coverage is what pays for flood damage.

  • Average spend per insured vehicle, 2023: NAIC Auto Insurance Database Report, 2023 data
  • Claims paid per premium dollar, 2023: NAIC Profitability by Line by State, 2023
  • Traffic deaths per 100 million miles, 2024: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System, 2024
  • Vehicle thefts per 100,000 residents, 2025: FBI Crime in the United States, 2025
  • Natural-hazard loss rank: FEMA National Risk Index

Largest auto insurers in New Jersey

The ten insurer groups that wrote the most auto premium in New Jersey in 2025, with their share of the state total of $12.2 billion.

#Insurer groupMarket sharePremiums written
1Berkshire Hathaway Group21.85%$2.7 billion
2Progressive Group20.07%$2.5 billion
3New Jersey Manufacturers Group13.39%$1.6 billion
4State Farm Group9.25%$1.1 billion
5Allstate Insurance Group8.17%$999 million
6Palisades Group6.12%$748 million
7United Services Automobile Association Group3.85%$471 million
8Travelers Group3.43%$419 million
9Liberty Mutual Group3.31%$405 million
10Farmers Insurance Group3.27%$400 million

Source: NAIC Market Share Reports, 2025 data, direct premiums written by insurer group. GEICO writes inside Berkshire Hathaway Group. Ranking is market commentary; it says nothing about which carriers a quote comparison includes.

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