State Farm seeks rate hikes in California to offset wildfire payouts
California's largest private insurer, State Farm, on Monday urged the state's insurance regulator to approve an emergency hike in rates to help offset the hefty payouts the company is making after devastating wildfires in Los Angeles last month.
State Farm Seeks Emergency California Rate Hike After LA Fires
State Farm, the largest home insurer in California, is asking for an emergency rate hike from state regulators as it warns that multibillion-dollar payouts from the Los Angeles wildfires threaten its balance sheet and the broader insurance market.
State Farm asks for insurance rate hike of 22 percent after L.A. fires
State Farm wrote in a letter on Monday that the recent fires in Los Angeles threaten its finances and are “the costliest in the history of the company.”
State Farm asks for emergency 22% increase for California premiums, but critics cry foul
Citing what it calls a potentially “dire situation,” State Farm asked California for permission to hike insurance rates by an average of 22%.
State Farm Slammed For Seeking Up to 38% Policy Hike Following Wildfires
State Farm came under fire for seeking a 22 percent rate hike, with a 38 percent increase for renters, after the California wildfires.
State Farm seeks emergency rate increase averaging 22% after L.A. fires
State Farm General asked Monday for an emergency rate increase averaging 22%, claiming the Los Angeles County fires have put California's largest insurer in dire financial straits.
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