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By Brooke Grissom
•Jul 31, 2026
•8 min read
Ohio Court Rules State Farm Bad Faith Claim Fails Over Subrogation Payout
While most policyholders assume their medical payments coverage goes directly to them, an Ohio appeals court just ruled that State Farm acted reasonably when it sent the money somewhere else entirely.
By Taleah McGuire
•Jul 31, 2026
•8 min read
830,000 Florida Drivers Qualify for USAA's $500 Million Auto Insurance Dividend
More than 830,000 Florida USAA members began receiving a share of a $500 million auto insurance dividend starting June 15, 2026, with the average payment projected at roughly $760 per eligible member.
By Aaren Ramon
•Jul 30, 2026
•8 min read
Hochul Signs New York Auto Reform Law Targeting $4,000 Driver Bills
When New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed a sweeping auto liability and anti-fraud package into the state budget on May 27, she did something Albany had resisted for years, and a major national advocacy group immediately took notice.
By Aaren Ramon
•Jul 28, 2026
•7 min read
Michigan Sentences Inkster Man 5-20 Years in $8 Million Metro Detroit Auto Theft Ring
Amarion Jordan, 23, of Inkster, Michigan, pleaded guilty to one count of Conducting a Criminal Enterprise and was sentenced to 5 to 20 years' incarceration, Attorney General Dana Nessel announced. Jordan was not acting alone. He was one part of a larger criminal ring that operated across southeastern Michigan for roughly two years.
By Kyle Greenwood
•Jul 27, 2026
•8 min read
Senate Bill Would Criminalize Staged Truck Crash Fraud Under Federal Law
Could a single Senate bill finally break the back of organized crash-for-cash rings targeting commercial trucks? A new federal measure introduced on July 21, 2026, aims to do exactly that, and according to Insurance Business, the insurance industry is already rallying behind it. The Staged Accident Fraud Prevention Act (S.
By Aaren Ramon
•Jul 24, 2026
•6 min read
Root Insurance New Jersey Launch Brings Telematics Coverage to 6.6 Million Drivers
New Jersey has long been one of the most difficult insurance markets in the country for consumers, but Root's July 2026 arrival is cracking open a market the company itself describes as "historically characterized by limited consumer choice."
By Cassidy Richey
•Jul 23, 2026
•9 min read
Should You File an Auto Insurance Claim or Pay Out of Pocket?
When a rock chips your windshield on the highway and that small crack spreads into a full replacement job, you face one of the most common auto insurance claims decisions drivers encounter, and the answer is rarely obvious.
By Aaren Ramon
•Jul 23, 2026
•7 min read
New York Mobilizes 270 Officers Across 55 Agencies to Fight Auto Insurance Fraud
At the New York State Police Academy in Albany, nearly 270 law enforcement officers gathered for a single purpose: learning how to hunt down and prosecute the fraud schemes quietly pushing car insurance costs higher for every New Yorker who plays by the rules.
By Brooke Grissom
•Jul 22, 2026
•10 min read
Allstate Now Appears as the Default Insurance Inside CarEdge's Car-Buying Tool
More than 2,000 paying customers signed up for CarEdge's AI negotiator within two months of its July 2025 launch, and now the same platform is quietly routing every one of those car buyers toward a single insurer at the moment they pick a vehicle.
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