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State farm pays out nearly $500 million in California wildfire claims
State Farm said that it has paid out close to $500 million in claims following the wildfires that have ravaged the Los Angeles region. As of Jan. 27, the company has processed a total of 10,100 claims for home and auto damage resulting from the fires.
State Farm cancels 2025 Super Bowl ad, citing impact of Los Angeles fires
State Farm is canceling a planned commercial by the insurance giant set to run during the 2025 Super Bowl next month, citing the impact of the Los Angeles area wildfires .
Rare bird flu strain found in California raises potential of wider spread
A new strain of bird flu is found on a California duck farm
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H5N9 bird flu outbreak: New virus strain detected on California farm
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State Farm has paid out nearly $500mn on California wildfire claims
In a customer advisory, State Farm revealed that so far it has received over 10,100 total home and auto claims and has paid out almost half a billion dollars to claimants. In the notice, posted on its web site, State Farm said it had made successful voice-to-voice contact with over 95% of customers who have filed homeowner claims.
State Farm, California’s Largest Insurer, Cancels Planned Super Bowl Ad Citing L.A. Fires “Tragedy”
The Super Bowl commercial would have been the second consecutive spot from the insurance giant, after Arnold Schwarzenegger played 'Agent State Farm' in last year's game.
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Thousands of Los Angeles homeowners were dropped by their insurers before the Palisades Fire
About 1,600 policies in Pacific Palisades were dropped by State Farm in July, California Department of Insurance spokesman Michael Soller said in an Thursday email to CBS MoneyWatch. An analysis ...
California farms fail as land values plunge amid groundwater crisis
With aquifers nationwide in dangerous decline, an estimated 500,000 acres of farmland may be taken out of cultivation by 2040
State Farm cancels planned Super Bowl ad citing Los Angeles area wildfires
State Farm said it was backing out of its plan to air an ad during the upcoming Super Bowl due to the wildfires in Southern California.
How are H5N9 and H5N1 different? What to know after California bird flu outbreak
A California duck farm made headlines this week after the World Organization of Animal Health published a report by U.S. authorities that a strain of bird flu that scientists call H5N9 had been found among sick birds in the flock.
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Rare strain of avian flu detected on California farm
The government is investigating a rare strain of avian flu, H5N9, detected on a duck farm in central California, according to the World Organisation for Animal Health. It marks the first reported outbreak of this strain in U.S. poultry.
Their Insurer Dropped Them, Then the LA Fires Burned Down Their Home
A couple of Pacific Palisades residents were dropped by their insurer a few months ago. Last week, their home was burned to the ground.
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‘You Made It So Impossible’: Trump Halts Dem Rep On FEMA Defense, Calls Out Insurance Companies Fleeing State
President Donald Trump on Friday halted Democratic California Rep. Brad Sherman’s defense of using the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)