There’s a good chance that if you own a car, your insurance bills have climbed in recent years. The average cost of a full-coverage car insurance policy rose 12 percent over just the past year, ...

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 ...

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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If the air conditioning breaks or your vehicle starts having transmission issues, your car insurance won’t pay for the cost of repairs. A standard car insurance policy only covers problems such as ...

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