Car insurance is a necessary expense for drivers, but the cost can vary significantly depending on several factors. One factor that can have a surprising impact on your premium is your zip code.

A photo of downtown Chicago’s financial district during the day. Do majority-minority ZIP codes pay higher car insurance premiums than majority-white ZIP codes? Automoblog analyzed a massive 2017 ...

Your insurance company is actually running a deep, data-driven analysis that pulls information from five surprising, often hidden factors you’d never expect. These silent influencers, from your credit ...