The cost of car repairs jumped 5% from July to August 2025, according to the Department of Labor's Consumer Price Index, marking the largest one-month increase on record. Year over year, repairs are ...

Car insurance rates have continued to rise in recent years, with the national average for a full coverage policy hitting $2,638 per year in 2025, up 12% from $2,349 in 2024. With ongoing inflation and ...

Carrie Pallardy has more than nine years of experience writing about a range of topics, including healthcare and cybersecurity. Her expertise includes personal finance, insurance, real estate, and ...

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 ...