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 ...

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 ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Drivers must have insurance in Illinois, and non-standard insurance legally covers those who are a high risk or have a bad credit history. But some people who were hit by drivers with ...

Like everywhere else, the cost of car insurance in Illinois has gone up: Annual full coverage premiums in the state averaged about $2,376 in 2025, or just under $200 a month. CNBC Select reviewed ...

Just weeks after Gov. JB Pritzker called for action following State Farm’s 27.2% rate hike for homeowners insurance, some state lawmakers and officials said they are renewing efforts to address the ...

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The factors are partly structural, but also have to do with a corporate drive for profits and use of technology to precision-target customers. The prices that are still rising rapidly have a lot to do ...