Anna Jamerson is an editor in North Carolina who specializes in auto insurance topics. In her free time, she loves reading, trying new restaurants and watching comedies. Heidi Wallis is a Nevada-based ...

Over the past few years, widespread flooding, wildfires, and violent storms have affected not only people’s homes but also their cars. Meanwhile, the number of crashes on U.S. roads has remained ...

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Flood waters can damage more than 100,000 cars in the U.S. in any given year. Natural disasters and heavy rain often lead to ...

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 ...

Chris Kissell has been a journalist for three decades and has written extensively about insurance and other personal finance topics for the past 20 years. For the last 14 years, he has been a ...

Your driving history also plays a large role in your auto insurance rate. Drivers who have clean records will usually pay less than those with accidents, speeding tickets or other violations. Again, ...