If you’re a good driver and you have bad credit, you’re paying more for car insurance, according to a new study. That study from the Consumer Federation of America looked into how auto insurers use ...

It doesn’t always matter that you’re a safe driver — having a bad credit score can significantly increase how much you pay for car insurance. The nonprofit group Consumer Federation of America (CFA) ...

Same car, same record — but double the insurance cost? Your credit score is the culprit. Learn what insurers see, plus 6 ways ...

Discover car insurance companies that don’t use your credit score and learn how you can save big on premiums without hurting your coverage.

Drivers with a perfect driving record can pay twice as much for car insurance if they have bad credit. Improving a credit score from "very poor" to "exceptional" can yield car insurance savings of 273 ...

Auto insurance companies are in the business of trying to figure out the risk each driver poses, and how to price a policy accurately to cover it, she said. Typically, an insurance company uses a ...

Florida graduate student Alexis Brake is doing something pretty unusual. Not only is she pursuing a combined M.D./Ph.D. in neuroscience at the University of Miami, Brake has decided to steer clear of ...

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 ...