Where you live can have a big impact on your car insurance rates. Among other things, insurance companies look at how expensive it is to fix cars in your area and how often crashes happen when they ...

Geico is No. 1 in our rating of the best car insurance companies. Other top-rated insurers include Travelers for its affordability and Progressive for its customer loyalty.

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 ...