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By Kyle Greenwood
•Oct 1, 2026
•8 min read
Michigan Lawmakers Push to Expand PIP Choices and Cut Auto Insurance Costs
In a Lansing committee room this September, State Rep. Mike Harris opened a frank conversation that many Michigan drivers have been waiting years to hear from their legislators. MI House Republicans report that Harris, a Republican from Waterford, led the state House Insurance Committee in a formal discussion about legislation designed to lower...
By Aaren Ramon
•Sep 30, 2026
•10 min read
California FAIR Plan Raises Nevada County Rates 36%, But Private Insurers Are Returning
In Grass Valley, California, homeowners bracing for renewal season are about to face some of the steepest California FAIR Plan rate increases in the state, with many Nevada County residents looking at hikes of up to 36% when their policies cross the October 15, 2026 deadline.
By Aaren Ramon
•Sep 29, 2026
•9 min read
Kansas Woman Pleads Guilty to Felony After Backdating Auto Insurance Claim
Jennifer Walker's plan seemed straightforward: get into a collision, purchase a new auto insurance policy, then simply claim the crash happened after coverage began. It did not work. MSC News reported that the 48-year-old Leavenworth County resident pleaded guilty on July 29 in Leavenworth County District Court to one felony count of attempted...
By Kyle Greenwood
•Sep 29, 2026
•7 min read
Oklahoma Judge Forces State Farm to Unseal 11 Roof Claim Documents
Could your insurer be hiding a playbook for denying roof damage claims, and could that playbook be used against homeowners all across the country? An Oklahoma judge just ruled that the public deserves to see at least part of the evidence in a lawsuit accusing State Farm of systematically underpaying wind and hail claims, according to KOCO.
By Kyle Greenwood
•Sep 29, 2026
•8 min read
Most-Advertised Auto Insurers Score Worst on Customer Satisfaction in 36-Brand Survey
State Farm holds 18.6% of the auto insurance market yet ranks only 19th out of 36 insurers in Consumer Reports' customer satisfaction survey, and that is actually the best result among the industry's most-advertised brands.
By Aaren Ramon
•Sep 26, 2026
•7 min read
State Farm Adds 3,000 Claims Workers in 2027 to Handle 11 Million Annual Claims
Picture the moment after an accident or a bad storm, you need answers fast, and the person on the other end of the phone actually knows what they are talking about. That is precisely the scenario State Farm is preparing for.
By Brooke Grissom
•Sep 26, 2026
•9 min read
GEICO Bad Faith Lawsuit Turns Las Vegas Fender-Bender Into $549,000 Nightmare
A Nevada man says he spent four years in the dark while GEICO allegedly watched a minor 2018 rear-end collision quietly snowball into a $549,267.38 judgment against him, without ever picking up the phone.
By Taleah McGuire
•Sep 25, 2026
•8 min read
DFS Rejects Tesla Insurance New York Filing Under Section 2324 Tie-In Law
New York's Department of Financial Services rejected Tesla's personal auto insurance filing on August 3, 2026, blocking the company from writing coverage in one of the largest insurance markets in the United States.
By Brooke Grissom
•Sep 25, 2026
•10 min read
On-Device Telematics Cuts UBI Operating Costs by Up to 80%
Most drivers assume their insurance app uploads everything to the cloud, but a major new integration is flipping that assumption on its head. LexisNexis Risk Solutions and IMS have combined forces to bring on-device telematics directly to U.S.
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