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 ...

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

Maggiano Digirolamo Lizzi P.C. Car owners have plenty of choices when it comes to choosing which insurer to go to for securing a quote, but it can be hard to determine how comprehensive your ...

If you're held responsible after a car accident, liability insurance pays for damages or injuries you might have caused. It's required in nearly every state, and while most people add comprehensive ...

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Scott Nyerges is a former senior editor and content strategist at U.S. News & World Report, where he led coverage of car insurance and other personal insurance lines. He's also served as a managing ...

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Liability insurance covers injuries and property damage to other people if you cause an accident. Full coverage includes liability insurance as well as comprehensive and collision coverages, which ...

Car ownership calls for more skills, responsibilities, and expenses than just meeting the purchase price and ensuring you are a legal, registered driver on the road (with the appropriate permit in ...