State Farm’s $5 billion dividend payout will soon provide financial relief to millions of auto insurance policyholders, but receiving the funds depends on individual policy status and state-level ...

Home insurance rates may be going through the roof, but State Farm has some good news for its auto insurance customers.

Many car insurance providers do not allow you to freely spend your claim check any way you want — as nice as that would be. After you’ve filed a claim, you will generally be obligated to direct the ...

Your car or home was damaged, so the insurance company cut you a check. Do you have to use the money as intended? Not always. When not writing, Jeff spends his free time fixing up his old house. He ...

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 ...