Which Gender Pays More for Car Insurance in Colorado?

Colorado · No statewide boy-versus-girl premium

There is no Colorado average that says one gender pays more for car insurance. This page will not invent one. What the policy charges still depends on the record, the car, the coverages, and where it is garaged.

Senate Bill 21-169 prohibits an insurer from unfairly discriminating based on sex, gender identity, or gender expression, among other traits, in any insurance practice. It also restricts using external consumer data, an algorithm, or a predictive model that unfairly discriminates on those bases, under rules the insurance commissioner adopts. The legislature’s summary says those rules were not to take effect before January 1, 2023, and they are adopted by type of insurance and by practice. That is not a published male-versus-female price table, and it is not a promise that two quotes will match. The Colorado liability floor is $25,000 per person, $50,000 per accident, and $15,000 property damage. Collision is not required by the state on a paid-off car. Uninsured motorist coverage is optional. An old rejection from another state does not fill it in.

A headline about gender skips the factors that actually move the bill. A claim, a lapse, the deductibles, and the garaging address change the price. Mileage can change the price. It does not change the coverage. A credit-based insurance score, where a carrier still uses one within the rules, changes price, not what the form pays. It is not a FICO score. “Full coverage” means liability plus collision plus comprehensive. It does not include rental, gap, or uninsured motorist unless those are listed. A multi-policy credit is carrier-specific. A Texas write-up of bundling is not a Colorado discount.

Staying legal: Colorado auto laws. What the phrase leaves out: full coverage. A house policy does not set the auto rate: Colorado homeowners. Bundling, as a carrier credit rather than a statute: home and auto together.

Compare two quotes at the same limits and deductibles. Do not compare a gender average. Ask an agent or get an auto quote.