2026 Golden Pine Cones · The Carmel Pine Cone
Carmel’s Best Insurance Agent: The Jeremy Carter Insurance Agency
Readers of The Carmel Pine Cone voted the Jeremy Carter Insurance Agency Best Insurance Agent in the 2026 Golden Pine Cones, the paper’s annual readers’ poll of the best local businesses. The Pine Cone listed the win under the agency’s name, and it belongs to the whole team. The results ran in the Oct. 30, 2026 issue.
The agency is at 327 7th Ave in Carmel-by-the-Sea. Jeremy Carter owns the agency (CA Lic. #4187910). Matt Menke is a licensed producer with the agency (CA Lic. #4476998).
What the Pine Cone wrote
The write-up notes that the agency covers personal and commercial insurance, including auto, home and business, and that it takes on “hard to place” Peninsula homes that may be vulnerable to fire or other natural disasters.
“Carter and his associate Matt Menke pride themselves on ‘Service that doesn’t stop at the sale.’”
“The Pine Cone recognizes Carter in a field where responsiveness and clear explanations are just as valuable as a price quote.”The Carmel Pine Cone, “The Golden Pine Cones,” Oct. 30, 2026. Read the full issue (PDF)
What we do for Peninsula clients
- Home insurance for Carmel-by-the-Sea, Pebble Beach, Carmel Valley, Monterey, Pacific Grove and Big Sur, including homes other carriers have non-renewed
- California FAIR Plan policies paired with a Difference in Conditions (DIC) policy. See FAIR Plan + DIC in Carmel
- Help after a non-renewal notice. See non-renewal help for Monterey County
- Auto, umbrella, flood, earthquake and business insurance
Thank you
Thank you to every Pine Cone reader who voted for us. If you have a question about your policy, call the office or send us your current declarations page and we’ll take a look.
Award determined by The Carmel Pine Cone’s 2026 Golden Pine Cones readers’ poll. Quotes are excerpts from the Oct. 30, 2026 issue. The publication does not endorse any policy or carrier. More answers on our FAQ page.
The Jeremy Carter Insurance Agency · 327 7th Ave, Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA 93921 · Office (831) 717-8711
Matt Menke · (831) 224-2141 · [email protected] · We reply same business day.
Coverage descriptions are general summaries. All coverage is subject to the terms, conditions, exclusions and underwriting of the policy issued. Jeremy Carter CA Lic. #4187910 · Matthew Menke CA Lic. #4476998.