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A driver in Maine pays $876 a year for full coverage. The same driver in Florida pays $3,183. The difference is not what they drive — it is where they live. Look up your state below.

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Every article on PolicyAmericana is written by a licensed insurance professional — not a content agency. Each editor has spent years inside the industry.

Sarah Chen, Lead Insurance Editor

Sarah Chen

Lead Editor · Auto Insurance

12 years as a licensed P&C agent in California and Texas. Reviewed thousands of policies. Guided clients through claims from fender-benders to total house fires.

CFPLicensed P&C12 yrs
Marcus Reid, P&C Analyst

Marcus Reid

Property & Casualty Analyst

Former senior underwriter at a top-10 national insurer. Eight years pricing risk and writing the exclusions consumers later discover at claim time.

CPCUFormer Underwriter8 yrs
Dr. Aisha Williams, Health Policy Expert

Dr. Aisha Williams

Health Insurance Expert

PhD Health Policy, Johns Hopkins. Former senior analyst at CMS — the federal agency that administers the ACA, Medicare, and Medicaid.

PhD Health PolicyFormer CMS

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