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By Aaren Ramon
•Oct 9, 2026
•8 min read
Texas Auto Insurance Rates Drop for 4.4 Million Policyholders
For the first time in what feels like years, Texas auto insurance rates are moving in the right direction: down. Texas Insurance Commissioner Amanda Crawford confirmed the shift this month, and Carrier Management reported that auto insurance companies have filed rate decreases affecting 4.4 million policyholders since July 1, 2026.
By Brooke Grissom
•Oct 7, 2026
•10 min read
50% of Policyholders Are Skipping Insurance Claims and Paying the Price
Most drivers assume filing a claim is always the smart move, yet a sweeping new survey reveals that half of all policyholders have quietly walked away from at least one valid claim they were entitled to file.
By Kyle Greenwood
•Oct 7, 2026
•8 min read
Could California Raise Insurer Profit Caps Without Asking You First
Here is the core issue: CDI regulations set both a minimum and a maximum "rate of return" for every rate the department approves. When those ceilings rise, insurers can build larger profit margins into the premiums you pay for auto, home, and other property and casualty coverage.
By Brooke Grissom
•Oct 7, 2026
•10 min read
Progressive Leads 2026 Mobile Insurance App Rankings as Carriers Add Savings Tools
Only one-third of the 12 largest U.S. auto insurance carriers currently offer existing policyholders personalized tools to identify and apply for new discounts, a striking gap at a moment when insurance costs continue to climb.
By Taleah McGuire
•Oct 7, 2026
•8 min read
Georgia Uninsured Motorist Claim Denied: What the Allstate Ruling Means for Your Policy
What if your insurer legally owes you nothing, even after an uninsured driver rear-ends you, you submit medical records, and you send a formal settlement demand? That is exactly the situation one Georgia couple found themselves in after a March 2021 collision.
By Taleah McGuire
•Oct 7, 2026
•9 min read
Illinois Homeowners Face State Farm 7.9% Rate Hike as Storm Losses Mount
Illinois homeowners got a pointed reminder of the state's worsening storm risk on Oct. 5, when State Farm filed for a 7.9% average rate increase covering more than 1.4 million policies statewide. That filing, tracked under number SFMA-135045614 with the Illinois Department of Insurance, is the latest pressure point in a market that has seen...
By Taleah McGuire
•Oct 6, 2026
•8 min read
One Word in a Cargo Policy Could Cost a Trucking Company $278,000
Twenty-nine pallets of speakers vanished somewhere between Montebello, California, and Pleasant Grove, Utah, and now a federal lawsuit is testing whether a single clause buried in a motor truck cargo policy can strip a small carrier of every dollar of protection it thought it had.
By Kyle Greenwood
•Oct 5, 2026
•8 min read
New York Auto Insurance Reform Reshapes Crash Claim Rights Starting May 2026
New York's landmark auto insurance overhaul didn't wait for premium relief to arrive: the claim eligibility changes that strip certain injured drivers of their right to sue for pain and suffering took effect May 26, 2026.
By Taleah McGuire
•Oct 4, 2026
•7 min read
Ben Allen vs Jane Kim: What California's 2026 Insurance Commissioner Race Means for You
When a former California insurance commissioner called the job "the second-hardest job in the state behind the governor," it was not hyperbole, whoever wins the California insurance commissioner race 2026 will control the rules governing the nation's largest property and casualty insurance market.
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