I needed to replace my renters insurance; its annual premium had almost doubled from last year. I…read morealso needed to acquire earthquake insurance. I tried researching online on my own, but every company's site required me to answer *many* questions before it would give a quote, and I didn't know if I was checking with *all* available insurance providers. (Turns out I wasn't.) As it happened, I came across an article about finding insurance, and it recommended contacting an *independent* insurance broker, and that led me to finding Avail Insurance Solutions. Avail wound up finding a renter's insurance provider and one for earthquake coverage; the combined premiums totaled about the same as what my new, higher rate would have been for renters coverage only. So, I'm very happy with Avail's service.

My first experience working with Brian was pretty good. Once I had my policies in place and I…read moreneeded to make changes/corrections or had questions it was a lot harder to get support from Brian or his office. Recently, my insurer drastically increased my rates without informing me why and the only way to address this was to work with Brian. I got in touch with the office and expressed my interest in getting this corrected or having other options before my policy renewed and managed to get Brian on the phone to discuss. He promised I would receive options or a solution by the next business day. I never heard back. I ended up switching to a different insurer (not through avail) and it took multiple attempts to get Avail to cancel my old policy. I think of the whole point of working with an agent is to get better service than dealing directly with an insurer -- with Avail that was certainly not the case.

Jerry and team have been excellent to work with. We are a new, start up business. We had shopped…read morefor liablity insurance, and were quoted crazy rates elsewhere. Other brokers couldn't find a reasonable policy. Jerry and team worked extremely hard to meet our needs. And while our policy is still pricey, it is 1/2 of what I could find elsewhere. They have identified other issues, now handle our worker's comp, and will be our first choice for insurance coverage as we continue to grow. Highly recommend their team.

Jerry, Carlos and the team are a great help to my real estate brokerage and investment business…read more Excellent service and timely product placement elevates Barbary Insurance above the competition. They give me VIP treatment. Give them a call or email. All the best in 2021! Redmond Realty

The best Agent ever! She was able to identify our needs in…read morelooking for a Home and Auto coverage right away and help us set a realistic expectation of the current insurance market. Always put our interest as the priority in every step and most of all she managed to make the stressful and tiring process of shopping for coverage enjoyable. My wife and I really enjoyed working with her. There is no others, Tina is best Agent.

From the owner: We work with a wide range of quality, reliable insurance companies and can provide coverage options…read morefor any business or personal insurance. We are here to satisfied your individual, unique needs. We're always here for you, whether to provide quotes, assist with a claim, policy change, or just answer your insurance questions. We speak English and Mandarin. 我们可以说中文。

Tiffany and her team have been amazing. We had another team for the first 25 years that we lived in…read moreSan Francisco but they retired. We were assigned to someone else, but our previous guy highly recommended Tiffany and we switched to her. They are prompt and friendly with every question I send to them. Tiffany herself and I have a call at least once a year to go over our situation and insurance needs and change things, whether up or down, as is appropriate. I don't think you will find anyone better in the Bay Area.

Overall, my experience with Tiffany's office was positive at first. Their rates were more…read moreaffordable than many other insurance companies, communication was good, and the process was smooth. Unfortunately, that changed when it came time for my renewal. My premium increased by about 60%, despite the fact that I had a clean driving record with no accidents, tickets, or points on my license. The increase seemed excessive, and the only alternatives offered were to significantly reduce my coverage to lower the premium. For me, that wasn't a practical solution. If I'm paying for insurance, I want coverage that will actually protect me when I need it. I understand that this was something that occurred with State Farm across the board. However, I still believe the local office bears some responsibility for how it was handled. I received an email notifying me that my premium would increase substantially and was told to call or email if I wanted to make adjustments to my policy. The new premium would have been about one and a half times my monthly car payment. I had been with State Farm for several years in the past and had been back with them for another year or two, so this was especially disappointing given that I had no at-fault accidents, tickets, points, or any other issues on my driving record. The explanation I was given was that the increase was due, in part, to false claims being filed by other people. In my opinion, if State Farm fails to accurately anticipate the cost of doing business or fails to adequately investigate the validity of claims before paying them, those are business failures--not consumer failures. I don't believe customers with clean driving records should be expected to absorb the cost of those shortcomings through dramatic premium increases. Because of the substantial rate increase and the lack of reasonable options to maintain adequate coverage, I ultimately decided to switch to another insurer.

I had Peter as my agent with Horace Mann insurance for a few years. He was no nonsense, to the…read morepoint, on point, and a solid agent without all the puffery and verboseness one usually finds in the industry. Personally, I greatly value that. I used him for auto and renter's insurance. At the time, he was able to source me the best rates. Would check in with him again if I need it in the future.

Their response time and accuracy of his quotes were spot on! He was the first to provide his…read moreproposals and was closest to my requirements and even had couple good suggestions to reduce my premiums! Very pleased with Peter.

Janice was great! Was friendly. And she answered all of my questions and got me a great deal.read more

STAY AWAYYYYYY! FROM ALL THEIR LOCATIONS, THEM IN GENERAL! I know some people have bad driving…read morerecords and can only go with certain brokers BUT stay away from this one!! They do not value customers and they will rip you off without explanation!! I cancelled my policy because it kept rising and somehow they STILL sending me noticed demanding payments when policy was paid in FULL! Now no one can explain why once again!! Just I need to pay! This is rape!!

Everything went well. The employees were very courteous and answered all of my questions, and…read morebelieves me I had a lot. The mobile app is very user friendly

I am not currently a client of Stephanie's, but if you are searching for an absolute expert of the…read moreinsurance market you should contact her today. I called Stephanie to explore our options with respect to a CA Fair Plan policy and a Difference-in-Conditions policy. I received a complete education and a strong suggestion as to how to move forward. Stephanie is intelligent, selfless and supportive. I hope we find a way to work with Stephanie.

Sam and Anna always made time to answer my questions or to resolve an issue. They were able to find…read morerandom discounts such as professional discount to apply to my coverage which helped save some $$ and area very knowledgeable source of information regarding other parts of my auto coverage.

I am very pleased with Cheng Insurance Agency, Anna has always been helpful, pleasant, and polite…read more Both Sam and Anna are always there to help me with my insurance needs, and without hesitation, I would give this company a 5-star rating, and would recommend this company to anybody. I hope to continue the coverage for my cars and home for a very long time with them.

My Yelp friend Joe T and I were just sharing our AAA Insurance experiences…read more.. And coincidentally I am here today. Quality/Quantity - The website is NOT user friendly. I tried to set up auto payment on your website to get my $10 credit and just could not do it. I received a renewal invoice stating that if I sign up for auto renewal, I would save $10. But because I have been a member since XXXXX, I guess I got the $10 credit decades ago and do NOT qualify for it again. The invoice was NOT clear! The employee could not get me my $10 credit, so I just paid my $$ and left. Atmosphere - Still a new-looking location. Plenty of parking. Open 6 days a week from 9am to 5pm or 6pm. Closed Sundays. Service - 5 stars, my favorite AAA branch. Rarely any customers. No need for appointments, just walk-in. I waited less than 5 minutes. Price - $300, was able to pay via credit card... Cut and pasted from their website as this was VERY confusing: "DMV transactions accept credit/debit cards and cash, insurance transactions accept debit cards, cash and checks, and all other transactions accept credit/debit cards, cash and checks for payment." Owner Comment - Congrats on your success since the 1900's and at this location for the last 15+ years.

I came here to get my IDP International Drivers Permit and was blown away with their excellent…read moreservice. Love the greeter when you come in and he puts you in que. The ambience here is very nice and roomy. Lots of place to sit and I love they display the different services AAA offers. I keep forgetting that AAA does DMV as well so that's a plus. All in all, excellent customer service and seamless experience. I highly recommend this location and there's lots of parking too. Cheers!