About Tabor
Insurance the way it should work: someone on your side of the table.
Our story
Tabor Agencywas founded on a simple frustration: most people buy insurance the way the industry wants them to — one carrier's agent, one carrier's products, one carrier's price — and then quietly overpay for coverage they don't fully understand.
We built Tabor to flip that arrangement. As an independent agency based in San Diego, we hold appointments with 8+ highly rated national and regional carriers. That means every quote we deliver is the product of competition, every recommendation is carrier-agnostic, and every renewal is a fresh chance to make sure you're still getting the best deal available — not just the one easiest to renew.
The name reflects how we work. Tabor is a name with weight — steady, plain-spoken, built to last. That's the job: protect what our clients have built, keep them oriented as their lives and businesses change, and be the steady hand they can count on when something goes wrong.
How the independent model works
A captive agentrepresents one insurance company and can only sell that company's policies. Their advice is constrained by their inventory: if their carrier's auto rates are uncompetitive for your profile, they can't tell you — and they certainly can't fix it.
An independent agency holds appointments with many carriers. We submit your information once, gather quotes from across our lineup, and present real options with honest trade-offs. You get the buying power of a marketplace with the accountability of a local advisor who answers the phone.
And because our appointment is portable, so is your business: if your carrier raises rates or handles a claim poorly, we move you — same agency, same advisor, better carrier. The relationship survives the policy. That's the structural difference, and it's why we'll never operate any other way.
What we stand for
Client-first, always
We're paid by carriers, but we work for you. When those interests conflict, you win — that's the whole point of being independent, and it's non-negotiable here.
Plain-English advice
Insurance is full of jargon designed to be skimmed. We explain what you're buying, what it excludes, and why it matters — before you sign, not after a claim.
Coverage before price
The cheapest policy that doesn't pay isn't cheap. We get the protection right first, then make carriers compete on price.
Proactive, not reactive
We re-shop renewals, flag gaps when your life changes, and call you before problems become claims. You shouldn't have to think about insurance — that's our job.
Carriers we represent
Appointments with highly rated national and regional carriers — and the lineup keeps growing.
- Progressive
- Travelers
- Hartford
- Liberty Mutual
- Chubb
- Nationwide
- Safeco
- Hanover
Meet your advisor before you need one
No pitch, no pressure — just a conversation about what you have, what it would cost to lose, and what protecting it properly looks like.