State Farm’s $5 billion dividend payout will soon provide financial relief to millions of auto insurance policyholders, but receiving the funds depends on individual policy status and state-level ...

Many car insurance providers do not allow you to freely spend your claim check any way you want — as nice as that would be. After you’ve filed a claim, you will generally be obligated to direct the ...

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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 ...

Insurers usually record all claims, including non-fault ones, and may take them into account at renewal. For example, if your parked car is hit and the other driver’s insurer pays for repairs, your no ...

A car insurance deductible is one of the most important elements of your car insurance coverage. It's the amount of money you must pay out of pocket toward an insured loss before your insurer steps in ...