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 ...

Car insurance prices are expected to increase an average of 7.5% in 2025. That's a significant slowdown from the past two years, when car insurance rates rose an average of 16.5% in 2024 and 12.0% in ...

As of July, some benefits that were previously mandatory under standard car insurance policies will be optional. This could ...

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 ...

For decades, Consumer Reports has offered drivers an unwavering recommendation for saving money: Shop around regularly for car insurance, ideally once a year. It’s good advice, but easier said than ...

If the air conditioning breaks or your vehicle starts having transmission issues, your car insurance won’t pay for the cost of repairs. A standard car insurance policy only covers problems such as ...

Car accident rates have been on the increase and experts point to everything from more distracted driving to rising temperatures caused by climate change. There were nearly 6 million car accidents in ...

We’ve watched prices soar on everything from eggs to automobiles over the last few years. But few things have kept pace with ...