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Car insurance
Why is the cost of car insurance skyrocketing?
Nov 14, 2024
Consumer inflation was pretty moderate in October, with prices overall rising 2.6% year-over-year. But car insurance bills have climbed by 14%—more than five times the rate of inflation overall.
Dollars don't go far for car owners, report finds
Oct 30, 2024
Since 2020, cost increases have far surpassed inflation, report finds. Prices for insurance and repair have been climbing.
GM was collecting and sharing drivers' data, often without their knowledge
by
Kimberly Adams
and Sofia Terenzio
Apr 25, 2024
A conversation with the reporter who broke the story, then found out she was among the drivers impacted.
You're not imagining it: Car insurance costs 22% more than it did last year
Apr 17, 2024
And people are increasingly shopping around for a better deal, according to new data from JD Power. Finding one is another matter.
Here's why your car insurance is more expensive these days
Dec 13, 2023
Motor vehicle insurance costs are up 19.2% from last year.
A peek into how car insurance pricing works: You might be paying too much
Feb 25, 2020
Where does that number on your car insurance quote come from? A big factor might be just your ability to pay.
Why are auto insurance premiums growing more slowly in California than elsewhere?
Feb 12, 2019
Want to save money on your car insurance? Forget about lizards, ducks or talking boxes, according to a new study from the Consumer Federation of America, and push for better regulation. The consumer advocacy group says that’s the way rates have been brought under control in California, where premiums have grown less than a quarter as […]
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The car insurance industry has a huge blindspot
by
Kai Ryssdal
Aug 1, 2016
Insurance premiums are expected to decline by 80 percent due to driverless cars.
Georgia's HERO drivers reduce road rage on highways
May 26, 2016
Georgia's Highway Emergency Response Operators keep the highways flowing smoothly
African-Americans paying higher auto insurance rates
by
Dina Gachman
Nov 18, 2015
A new report illuminates serious problems with auto insurance premiums that the CFA is urging legislators and regulators to address.