Getting car insurance can be challenging if your driving record isn't spotless, you're a new driver or you have bad credit.

Drivers with a perfect driving record can pay twice as much for car insurance if they have bad credit. Improving a credit score from "very poor" to "exceptional" can yield car insurance savings of 273 ...

You know your credit score affects mortgage rates and credit card approvals. But car insurance? In most states, insurers use your credit to calculate premiums—and it matters more than you think. More ...

Bad credit can be a barrier to being approved for a car loan or for getting favorable terms. Fortunately, even if your credit history has some blemishes, you still have options from banks, credit ...

Understand the score that insurers use to predict risk and help set your auto and homeowners insurance rates Written By Written by Insurance Deputy Editor, Buy Side Jennifer Lobb is a staff editor at ...

Florida graduate student Alexis Brake is doing something pretty unusual. Not only is she pursuing a combined M.D./Ph.D. in neuroscience at the University of Miami, Brake has decided to steer clear of ...

Some factors play a larger role in someone’s premium and disproportionately affect older adults, low-income and working ...

Michelle is a lead editor at Forbes Advisor. She has been a journalist for over 35 years, writing about insurance for consumers for the last decade. Prior to covering insurance, Michelle was a ...

Illinois drivers are paying higher insurance rates based on factors such as zip code, credit score and age, according to a ...