Penny Gusner is a senior insurance writer and analyst at Forbes Advisor. For more than 20 years, she has been helping consumers learn how insurance laws, data, trends, and coverages affect them. Penny ...

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Auto and homeowners insurance rates have surged this year. For motor vehicle insurance alone, we've seen an average premium increase of 12.7% from 2023 to 2024, according to the November Consumer ...

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Car insurance rates are expected to increase by 12.6% across the U.S. in 2024, thanks to rising repair costs and frequent severe weather. That's an even bigger jump than 2023, when rates rose 11.2%.

The cheapest cars to insure for annual full coverage are the Ford Bronco at $2,192, the Subaru Crosstrek at $2,214 and the Honda CR-V Hybrid at $2,223. While both top-rated companies can be good ...

With insurance costs continuing to rise, lowering your rates has never been more important. Homeowners insurance alone has skyrocketed nearly 70% in the past five-and-a-half years. As a reporter who ...

TROY, Mich.: 30 April 2024 — [Updated 30 May 2024] The average cost of auto insurance in the United States is up 22.2% year over year through the end of March, more than any other category of ...

Direct Auto is a subsidiary of Allstate, the fourth-largest private passenger auto insurance company in the country. As Direct Auto specializes in non-standard coverage, I believe it's a good fit for ...

TROY, Mich.: 28 Oct. 2025 — Auto insurance rates have finally started to decline from the near-record highs of 2024, but customers are still feeling the sting of several years of sky-high insurance ...

In the United States, owning a car involves more than just fuel and maintenance costs. For many, auto insurance has become a substantial monthly expense. The frustrating part is that this cost is not ...