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 ...

Car insurers are a tricky bunch. We explain how to ensure that you get the right coverage for your vehicle when the snow hits the fan. Comprehensive coverage is needed for storm-related car damage; ...

Owning a car is expensive, but it's not just vehicle prices that are driving up costs. Insurance premiums rose 18% between 2026 and 2025, hitting an average of $194 per month, according to the car ...

When storms strike, car damage from hail, wind, flood or falling debris can be costly. Most weather-related car insurance claims are paid under comprehensive coverage - an optional part of your policy ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When relentless downpours pounded Milwaukee over the weekend, streets quickly turned into rivers. Flash flooding swamped low-lying ...

Car insurance covers external damage, while a car warranty covers internal failures. When your car is damaged or breaks down, it's not always clear who's going to pay for repairs. If you have car ...

AAA car insurance costs $3,566 per year for full coverage, 20% above the national average. See rates by age, state and ...

You need rental-car coverage if you don’t have personal auto insurance or a credit card that covers rentals ...

Say, hypothetically, one day on your way home from work, you hit a patch of ice and slide into a guardrail. The next day, your local repair shop quotes you $4,000 to fix the damage. Who pays for those ...

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