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A parent's guide to insuring a teen driverA license to drive can turn a teenager into a time bomb, at least to your auto insurer. Here is what you need to know and do. Read more>
Insuring your keepsake carGot an interesting car that you've made your own? Here's how to make sure your labor of love is properly valued by your car insurance company... Read more>
Why 2 families pay $15,000+ for car insuranceDiscounts are great, but there are only two ways to really chop your premiums: cut your coverage or switch insurers. Read more>
Why men get gypped on car insurance ratesIf men could stop speeding and crashing, maybe they'd save some money. Read more>
How can everyone promise big savings on car insurance?You've seen the TV ads: Save big on car insurance. But how can so many companies claim to deliver savings? Read more>
Save Money
Car insurers overcharge poor, watchdog saysA new report alleges that car insurance companies use data about ZIP codes, occupations and credit histories as proxies for income -- and penalize the poor. Read more>
Car insurance: Save the big money firstSure, you can find discounts on car insurance. But the big savings come from shopping around or trying out “black box” coverage. Read more>
This is as cheap as car insurance getsThe cheapest insurance you can find is still not cheap. Liability-only insurance can cost $400 a year -- or many times that. Read more>
Tickets that don't raise your insurance ratesDon't lose sleep over the traffic tickets that won't raise your insurance rates. Learn which violations don't affect your premiums. Read more>
What a teenager does to your car insurance ratesHow much will your car insurance premiums go up when your teenager joins the ranks of licensed drivers? A lot. Find out how much. Read more>
Insurance Companies
Has Mayhem met his match in China?China has agreed to open up its auto insurance market to foreigners. Welcome to the world's deadliest roads. Read more>
7 ways to spy on your teen driverTechnologies from bumper stickers to GPS can track a teen driver's behavior, and sometimes bring a car insurance discount. Read more>
How's My Driving? Dial my car insurance companyThose 'How's My Driving' decals work for trucking companies. Could they work for your car insurer, too? Read more>
State Farm's In-Drive discount: What's the catch?State Farm's new usage-based discount piggybacks on OnStar, rewarding drivers for conservative habits with a premium cut of as much as 50 percent. Learn more. Read more>
Ticket-proof car insurance: What's the catch?Erie Insurance's Rate Lock plan offers ticket-proof, accident-proof car insurance rates: Premiums don't rise unless you move or change cars. Read more>
Your Car
Why your Porsche is a sitting duckIf you drive a pricey sports or luxury car, check your car insurance. Few drivers carry enough liability to repair or replace your fancy new ride. Read more>
5 reasons to avoid salvage-title carsThese salvage-title cars aren't bargains; they're minefields of safety, insurance and titling issues. Buy one and you're pretty much on your own... Read more>
7 ways to drive like an idiot in snowIce and snow complicate driving enough without amateur mistakes. Here are 7 telltale signs of a snow newbie. Read more>
Black box creates more car accident questionsBlack-box data released after a car accident has left Massachusetts’ lieutenant governor squirming. Read more>
Now your car can update your Facebook pageMercedes-Benz and Facebook introduce another activity for the highway that doesn't involve driving: Updating your status. Read more>
Your State
3 states try to lower their car insurance ratesFlorida, Michigan and California consider wrenching changes in their car-insurance laws. Ultimately, rates could drop, but so could coverage. Read more>
Self-driving cars: You can text, but you can't drinkNevada unveils rules for testing and eventual use of autonomous cars. No special auto insurance is required. Read more>
Do you look like you have car insurance?Oklahoma may allow police to pull over drivers without insurance. But how will officers decide which cars to check? Read more>
How gridlock saves livesSpiraling congestion in cities may be ruining your commute, but it's saving lives as well. Read more>
How your ZIP code drives up your car insuranceSure, your car and driving record influence your auto insurance rates -- but your ZIP code matters more than you might think. Read more>
Your License
Why your teen does not want to driveTeens are waiting longer before getting behind the wheel, which helps a bit on car insurance costs but may not make the roads much safer. Read more>
Bad drivers, busted on the InternetPolice and car insurers know how to use the Internet, too, and the tale you tell on the Web can be held against you. Read more>
Fight a car-insurance-busting ticketIf you decide to fight a speeding ticket -- either because you weren’t speeding or can’t afford the damage to your car insurance -- have a plan first. Read more>
Pot safer? Your car insurance doesn't careStates with medical marijuana laws are recording fewer traffic fatalities. Researchers think pot may be replacing booze -- and keeping drunks off the road. Read more>
Newest DUI strategy: Your car won't startFoes of drunken driving are backing laws that require ignition interlock devices to keep cars from starting. Your car insurance won’t pay for them. Read more>
Your Policy
Does a garage cut your car insurance?You might think four strong walls around your car would lower your insurance rates. You'd be wrong. Read more>
When your hybrid burns down your houseThe minds behind an outrageous one-of-a-kind hybrid car, including rocker Neil Young, face a lawsuit for negligence. Would your policy cover your home-mechanic flubs? Read more>
Expensive car, cheap car insuranceWhen you carry $10,000 worth of liability car insurance and hit something that costs more than that to replace, bad things happen. Read more>
Why teen car insurance is expensive: They’re bad driversThere is a reason car insurance for teenage drivers is expensive: They’re bad at driving. A new study finds the first few months especially perilous. Read more>
Does your car insurance cover oozing molten tar?Drivers who rolled through molten tar might want to let their car insurance company go after the culprit who dumped it, CarInsurance.com expert Penny Gusner says. Read more>
Insurance Claims
The parking-lot car insurance claimA parked car isn't always blameless. Here's whose car insurance pays when one of the vehicles involved in an accident isn't moving. Read more>
$2.2 million car insurance claim is going to courtA jury will decide if a car insurance company must pay a $2.2 million claim for a man who drove a high-powered Bugatti supercar into a swamp. Read more>
How the recession totaled your carA devastated economy means you're probably driving an old car longer -- and we're totaling more cars nationwide as a result. Read more>
Will insurance pay for your cracked windshield?Your car's windshield is too important to leave cracked, even if your car insurer will usually pay without a peep. But be wary of fraud. Read more>
Why the pizza guy doesn't have car insurancePizza delivery and other commercial use of your car usually isn't covered by your personal car insurance policy. Your boss might not cover you or fix your car, either. Read more>
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How Long Does It Take For Your Car To Be Repaired After A Car Accident?Your vehicle was just damaged in an automobile accident and you need it fixed to drive to work and your kids to school. Just how long will it take for your car to be repaired so you can use it again? Read more>
What Your Car Says About Your PersonalityMany fascinating studies and surveys have been done about cars and their driver's personalities. You would be amazed at the reflection on your personality that your car says about you and me. Read more>
How Claims Affect Insurance PremiumsISO symbols, driving records, and fraud are major factors in determining insurance premiums when it is time to renew your auto policy. An auto claim will affect your insurance premiums. We wish we could say one accident will cost XX amount more and 2 claims will cost XX amount more, but we cannot. Rating systems are too complex. Read more>
Benefits of purchasing a certified pre-owned vehicleBuying a used car can be fraught with issues. To take away some of the concerns or doubts one might decide to purchase a certified pre-owned car. Buying a car this way can allow you to get full loaded car for a reasonable amount and the certainty that it will last you more than a few days.You will drive away with the peace of mind knowing that the used vehicle you purchased comes with extra securities. Read more>
