How dealers can help customers keep long-term interests in mind.

Fourth-quarter amounts, monthly payments records for industry.

Greater credit access in November combines with falling delinquencies for more stable conditions.

Delinquency rates flatten and are expected to fall next year.

October numbers make for six months of relatively flat average monthly cost.

Trend was more pronounced for the segment than for property insurance.

Q3 numbers show that the sector is moving toward normality.

Conditions improved in October across the board, though some measures are still down from prepandemic levels, Cox says.

J.D. Power survey finds repair times have improved but premiums are up. There’s also room for improvement on communication during the process.

Study finds overall average rate steady across the country, though some states suffered large increases.