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If you're driving less in this time of high gas prices, you might be eligible to pay less for auto insurance with a new crop of pay-as-you-go plans. But these per-mile policies come with some drawbacks as well, and certain habits -- like driving late at night -- could disqualify you.

Some stock groups are harder to divine than others, and among those that are tough to figure is the often-opaque insurance industry. But Ray Dirks has been around it for a long time, and when he recommends an insurance stock, it behooves investors to pay attention.

The Missouri Department of Insurance has published a searchable database of more than 11,000 complaints for consumers wanting to shop for coverage. The consumer complaint index report contains filings from Missouri residents about both local and national insurance companies like State Farm and...