Auto insurance

If you own a car and drive in Illinois, your auto insurance rate may be higher next time you renew. Major carriers have upped their premium rates, citing an increase in filed claims that are also larger in size.

Michigan became the first state to pass comprehensive statewide self-driving car regulations in the U.S. The laws establish regulations for the testing, use and eventual commercial sale of self-driving cars. Previously, automated vehicles were banned in the state of Michigan.

Distracted driving is a dangerous epidemic. Drivers know it’s something that they shouldn’t do, but texting and driving still occurs each day. Here are the most creative billboards that encourage drivers to put the phone down.

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation released proposed guidelines for self-driving cars that would allow the state to access Uber’s data about how their driverless cars are performing in Pittsburgh. Uber is asking the agency to delay rules until legislation passes.

Trust us, we know there are a lot of insurance terms out there. Perhaps, you’ve heard of umbrella insurance while learning about other forms of liability protection. Here’s a breakdown so you can decide whether or not you need it.

A new study by the AAA Foundation found that drowsy driving can have deadly driving consequences. Drivers who get less than 5 hours of sleep have a crash risk that is comparable to motorists driving drunk.

The National Safety Council recently announced that parking lots may be much more dangerous than we thought. Two out of every three drivers may be pulling into parking lots distracted and one in five accidents occur in parking lots.

Will 2016 be a new record for deadliest driving? Traffic deaths were up 9% in the first half of 2016, according to the NSC’s preliminary estimate. We are entering a distracted driving crisis. What will be done to stop it?

The NHTSA called on smartphone makers to add features that prevent distracted driving. The voluntary guidelines ask technology makers to prevent manual text entry and block visual displays while cars are moving to counteract the upsurge in distracted-driving-related traffic deaths.

State regulators are questioning the practice of using occupation for pricing. The New York Department of Financial Services has asked major car insurance providers to explain why the practice of using consumers’ jobs and education to price premiums shouldn’t be prohibited.