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Washington requires all drivers to carry liability insurance with minimum limits of 25/50/10: $25,000 per person for bodily injury, $50,000 per accident for bodily injury, and $10,000 per accident for property damage. These are the legal minimums, but they often fall short in a real accident. A single ER visit can exceed $25,000, and a totaled newer vehicle can easily surpass $10,000 in property damage. We review your assets, vehicle value, and driving profile to recommend limits that actually protect you, not just limits that satisfy the state.

The average annual auto insurance premium in Washington is approximately $1,305 for full coverage and $598 for minimum coverage. In the Spokane area, full coverage averages around $1,320 per year, which is roughly in line with the state average and about 12% below the national average. Your actual rate depends on your vehicle, driving history, coverage limits, and deductibles. Washington drivers saw rate increases of more than 20% in 2024 and a projected 17.2% in 2025, driven partly by auto repair costs rising 28% over three years. We review your policy to make sure your coverage and deductibles are set correctly for your situation.

Most agents learn insurance from the sales side. At Stephenson Agency, we spent 16 combined years processing claims before writing our first policy. That means every auto policy we review goes through a claims lens: we check liability limits against your actual exposure, flag gaps in uninsured motorist coverage, and verify that your collision and full coverage deductibles make sense for your vehicle's value. The difference shows up when you file. Underpaid claims, delayed repairs, and denied coverage are the problems a claims-trained agent catches before they happen.

Yes. About 16.5% of Washington drivers are uninsured, which means roughly 1 in 6 drivers on the road has no coverage. If an uninsured driver hits you, your own uninsured motorist coverage pays for your injuries and damages. Without it, you would be responsible for those costs out of pocket, even though you were not at fault. Washington does not require uninsured motorist coverage, but we recommend it for every driver. The cost to add it is typically a fraction of what a single uninsured-driver accident would cost you.

Two things. First, we spent 16 combined years on the carrier and claims side before becoming agents. Most agents have never seen the inside of a claims department. Second, every auto insurance policy we write goes through a claims-lens review. We look at your coverage the way an adjuster would, not the way a salesperson would. That combination is rare in this industry, and it is why our clients find out their coverage works when they actually need it.