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 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 seeks 22% emergency rate hike after receiving 8,700 wildfire claims
State Farm General requested a 22% emergency rate hike in California on Monday, Feb. 3 to cover losses from the Los Angeles County wildfires and stop its “financial deterioration,” the company wrote in a letter filed with the state’s insurance commission.
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,
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 tough financial straits.
State Farm seeks 22% rate hike for California homeowners to cover Los Angeles wildfire losses
On Monday, the company sent a letter requesting the California Department of Insurance approve emergency rate increases averaging 22% for homeowners statewide. It also asked for a 15% increase for renters and condo owners and a 33% hike for rental owners.
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