RaShawn Mitchner is a MarketWatch Guides team senior editor covering personal finance topics and insurance. She’s spent over a decade writing and editing articles about how to save money on travel, ...

California drivers are facing a 6.13% car insurance rate hike, the third-highest in the U.S., despite a national decline.

Satisfaction with the claims process among those who filed an auto claim in the past year improved by eight percentage points to 81% between 2023 and 2025, indicating the insurance industry has ...

Here’s the average car insurance cost in California, according to NerdWallet’s recent analysis. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our advertising partners who compensate us ...

OAKLAND, Calif. - Auto insurance rates have been on the rise across the nation, as inflation has increased costs associated with auto accidents. But in California, motorists have been experiencing ...

California auto insurers are “slow walking” new policy applications and engaging in a host of tactics to discourage, delay, and deny customer access to insurance in a strategy to stem losses, ...

Protecting your car and home with insurance is getting a lot more costly. Use these tips to minimize the pain of rising ...

This year the insurance chief is working on legislation to expand FAIR Plan options while at the same time reducing its ...