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 ...

Diminished value is the difference between your car’s value before an accident and after, even if it’s repaired. Filing for a diminished claim may help you earn back some of your car’s lost market ...

DURHAM, N.C. (WTVD) -- A Durham driver was frustrated because of an insurance claim. Everlene Turrentine was in a car accident that was not her fault and caused more than $20,000 worth of damage to ...

Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and ...

Your car starts to depreciate once you drive it off the dealership and will continue to lose its value over the years. However, the value significantly drops after an accident, even if you get the ...

An insurance claim is a set of documents you file with the insurance company after an accident. If the accident is covered by your policy, the insurance company will cover your costs. You can make ...