Barry Petroziello: Allstate Insurance

Philadelphia's auto insurance category holds 58 listings, which is enough that scrolling top to bottom isn't the fastest way to pick an agent. A quicker start is to narrow by zip code. Clusters like 19116, 19111, 19114, 19134, 19140, 19145, 19147, and 19148 each carry three or four listings, so if you live near one of those areas you can skip the rest of the city and compare a handful of nearby options instead.

Every listing here has a phone number, so calling isn't the problem. Fewer, 45 of 58, list a website, so if you want to see coverage details or get a quote online before dialing, check that field first. Sponsored placements are labeled whenever a category has them, and this one doesn't right now, so the order on the page reflects directory sequencing rather than payment or preference. If you own an agency listed here and notice a blank website field, you can claim the listing and add one, giving someone in 19134 or 19148 something to look at before they pick up the phone.