When you get cut off, stuck behind a slow poke in the passing lane or see someone whizzing by at 90 miles per hour in a 45 mph zone, it's tradition to check the license plate and say, "No wonder -- they're from such-and-such state." Now there's a study that gives credence to that claim.

Are higher car insurance rates coming? Ask the residents of Georgia, where Allstate Property & Casualty Insurance has just raised some auto premiums by 58 percent.

Most of us treat our pets like a part of the family, but our seemingly perfect four legged friends could spell trouble for insurance companies.