Auto insurance rates have jumped in Texas lately.

I've been with Amica after years of being with AAA. Amica pricing is good, customer service is great, plus they - until this year - pay out a dividend check. Apparently Texas market is too tough for them to continue this practice.

Recently got my renewal info for home and auto, and they jumped up roughly 10%. I immediately went to Geico.com and did an entire quote, apples to apples, with my soc sec # and everything to get a true picture.

Geico was 60% higher than Amica. I was shocked that the diff was that large; I thought insurers always gave their absolute best pricing to new customers.

I suppose I could get a bid from Progressive as well, but I don't want to encourage more Flo commercials. I do like the "new homeowners turn into their parents" ads though.