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| Type | Private |
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| Founded | 1993 |
| Headquarters | Columbus, Ohio, USA |
| Key people | Jon Diamond & Ari Deshe |
| Industry | Insurance & Finance |
| Products | Auto |
| Website | http://www.safeauto.com |
Safe Auto Insurance Company is an auto insurance company based in Columbus, Ohio. The company was founded in 1993 by Jon Diamond & Ari Deshe. The company has grown from being manned by a handful of people with a few phone lines to serving 14 states and hundreds of phone lines manned by licensed professionals 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
In 1993, the company started out serving only Ohio. It now offers its direct to consumer insurance product in Indiana, Kentucky, Georgia, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Louisiana, Mississippi, Illinois, Arizona,Oklahoma, Texas, and Missouri.
SafeAuto is known for offering "state minimum" required liability insurance. This coverage is attractive to those who seek to carry only what is legally required, which often carries a lower price than higher limit insurance. SafeAuto offers many coverages for vehicles ranging from just "bare minimum" liability to comprehensive and collision. Safe Auto also extends coverage, in some statesSee Chart Below, to drivers needing SR-22's, SS-22A's,or SR-50's, or Financial Responsibility Proof for those drivers who need to be reinstated.
| State Of Residence | SR-22 Offered | Quarterly Payments On SR-22 |
6 Month Pmnts On SR-22 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Arizona | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Louisiana | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Missouri | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Mississippi | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| S. Carolina | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Tennessee | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Texas | Yes | No | Yes |
| Kentucky* | No | n/a | n/a |
| Georgia | No | n/a | n/a |
| Indiana | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Pennsylvania* | No | n/a | n/a |
| Oklahoma* | No | n/a | n/a |
| Illinois | No | n/a | n/a |
* These States do not utilize SR22's
The company has several memorable slogans including the jingle "Pick up the phone the call is free, 1-800-SAFEAUTO! Play it safe, SAFEAUTO!" and "We keep you legal for Less".
SafeAuto's national headquarters is in Columbus, Ohio and the company has satellite offices in Woodsfield, Ohio, Hemingway, South Carolina and Somerset, Kentucky that in total employ an estimated 1,100 people.
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