With so many companies offering auto insurance in South Carolina, how do you choose the car insurance that's right for you? Regardless of where you live in South Carolina, Allstate offers a wide variety of auto insurance policies, optional insurance coverages and other products for South Carolina drivers. As your auto insurance needs change, your local Allstate agent will take the time to help you make the right choices. If you have a teen driver, there are many other considerations your local Allstate agent can also help you with. Refer to the SC Graduated Driver Licensing chart below for more information.

For more information on this state, visit the South Carolina State Information or South Carolina State Catastrophe page.

South Carolina Auto Insurance Coverage Scale

Allstate can help you decide how much auto insurance coverage is right for you. Each state, including South Carolina, has different minimum required auto insurance coverage levels, as shown in the chart below. Use this chart to learn more about South Carolina's required coverage levels and the most common car insurance coverages.


	Coverage		State Requirements	Most Common

	Bodily Injury Liability		25,000/50,000*	100,000/300,000

	Property Damage Liability		25,000*	25,000

	Uninsured Motorist Bodily Injury		25,000/50,000*	15,000/30,000

	Medical Expense Benefits		Not required*	2,000

	Collision		Not required*	250 deductible

	Comprehensive		Not required*	250 deductible

	Underinsured Motorist Bodily Injury		Not required*	25,000/50,000

South Carolina Graduated Driver Licensing

Graduated Driver Licensing (GDL) laws are one of the few things that have been proven to save teen lives. South Carolina has its own variation of these laws that both you and your teen should be familiar with them. You may want to discuss the South Carolina GDL laws with your teen and use them as a foundation for rules you set for your teen driver.


	Minimum Entry Age (Optimal: 16)			15
	Minimum Entry Age (Optimal: 16)			15

	Extended Learner Period (Optimal: at least 6 months)			Has the provision

	Parent Certification (Optimal: 30 hours minimal)			Has no provision

	Night Restriction (Optimal: 9 or 10 p.m.)			Has optimal provision

	Passenger Restriction (Optimal: No teenager passengers or only one-family excepted)			Has no provision but it is not optimal

	Minimum exit age/ Minimum age at which restrictions are lifted(Optimal: 18)			16 years, 6 mo.

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Coverage limits/deductibles identified as "most common" in the chart above are the most popular limits/deductibles selected by Allstate Insurance Company policyholders in South Carolina. Please note state minimums may change from time to time. Check with your state if you have additional questions about current state minimum.

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