🚘7 ways to keep you car insurance costs down

After a COVID-related decline, many Americans are facing rising car insurance rates for the second year in a row. But there are steps you can take to keep your own costs down.

Premiums began rising in 2021—and this year’s increase will be the largest in six years, according to a recent report from ValuePenguin, a site that publishes personal finance research.

Since 2017, average annual premiums have increased 16.5 percent, according to the study, which was based on data from…