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Consumer Reports' annual auto reliability rankings are in for 2021, and for the first time, there's a new vehicle at number one.

New research also shows auto insurance can play a vital role during the car buying process.

More than 20% of survey respondents reported doing so in the past six months, according to ValuePenguin.com.

Coverage of homes valued at more than $1M saw the biggest rate gains on the personal side, while a few commercial insurance lines jumped double digits.

Some Connecticut courts have begun applying a less stringent standard for pleading bad faith in insurance cases.

DUIs were at more than two times the ratio of total violations compared with 2019, and major speeding incidents were also up, according to LexisNexis.