Insurance
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Car Insurance
Auto insurance protects your finances from the unexpected. Use our car insurance tools to generate quotes, compare coverage options and find the best insurance company for you. Bankrate’s editorial team curated these top auto insurance picks for your budget.
Homeowners Insurance
If anything happens to your home or belongings, home insurance can protect you financially. Find out how much home insurance you need, how much you’ll pay, and what company is best for you with our online tools.
Life Insurance
Life insurance helps you financially care for your loved ones after you pass away. Bankrate is here to help you compare quotes and find the best life insurance company for you.
Insurance Basics

What is car insurance?
Car Insurance
Car insurance provides financial security to drivers and is often required to drive.

What is homeowners insurance and how does it work?
Homeowners Insurance
Bankrate explains homeowners insurance and how it works.

Guide to life insurance
Insurance
Life insurance may seem confusing, but Bankrate’s experts are here to help.
Insurance Reviews
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Wellness plans can enhance your pet insurance policy to keep your pet healthy.

Pet insurance generally doesn’t include pregnancy or breeding-related costs.

All minimum policies automatically meet state requirements.

Your insurance might cover keyed car repair costs. Bankrate answers your questions.

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Homeowners insurance does not always cover space heaters. Bankrate explains.

Rideshare driving has a direct impact on your auto coverage and premium.

What is the New Jersey Assigned Risk Plan and how does it affect drivers? Bankrate explains.

All minimum policies automatically meet state requirements.

Your insurance might cover keyed car repair costs. Bankrate answers your questions.

What is the New Jersey Assigned Risk Plan and how does it affect drivers? Bankrate explains.

Safe driving might earn you a discount with Allstate Drivewise.

Car insurance rates aren’t permanent. Here are 7 tips to lower your auto insurance.

Find out what car insurance covers to help you make insurance decisions.

In most cases, swerving is not your best bet.

Is your auto policy renewing soon? Here’s what you should have top of mind.

Dwelling coverage is the part of a policy that protects a home’s physical structure.

Extreme weather is impacting our finances in unexpected ways.

Dwelling fire policies are designed to cover buildings that aren’t owner-occupied.

Porch piracy is a rising trend in light of an uptick in online shopping.

Millions of homeowners don’t have flood insurance. That’s become an increasingly risky move.

Shopping home insurance can be impactful, even if you aren’t buying a new home.

Learn about the most common homeowners insurance claims and state-by-state costs.

Depending on your policy type, you may need event liability insurance.

Discover what happens if you’re not honest on your life insurance application.

Bankrate provides considerations for determining how much life insurance you need.

Find out what term life insurance is, how it works and who it is best for.

Discover how to secure life insurance without a medical exam.

Life insurance exams: What to expect and how they impact your coverage and cost.

Bankrate shows you how to buy a life insurance policy in just a few steps.

If you have a child with a disability, here’s your guide to navigating life insurance.

Is credit life insurance worth it for you? Bankrate can help you find out.
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