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 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 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 seeks an emergency insurance rate increase after LA wildfires. It’s the latest blow to California’s housing market
State Farm General, California’s largest insurance provider, has requested an emergency interim rate hike averaging 22% for homeowners from state officials on Monday, citing a “dire” financial situation after destructive Los Angeles wildfires last month.
State Farm Seeks an Urgent Increase in California Rates After Fires
The company asked state regulators to approve a 22 percent increase on average. By Soumya Karlamangla Reporting from San Francisco State Farm, the largest homeowners’ insurance company in California,
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.
State Farm Seeks Rate Increase Following Los Angeles Fires
Insurer State Farm has asked the state of California to approve interim rate increases in the wake of wildfires that ravaged the Los Angeles area. State Farm said Monday it asked the state's Department of Insurance for an immediate approval to the rate increases,
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