Latest State Farm Headlines

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State Farm Sued Over Policies Backed by Distressed Insurer PHL

Dec 3 2025 // State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. faces a lawsuit accusing it of fraud and unjust enrichment for selling products from PHL Variable Insurance Co., which authorities say has a $2.2 billion capital shortfall that...

ICT and State Farm Launch Campaign to Combat Rising Vehicle Theft in Texas

Nov 25 2025 // The Insurance Council of Texas (ICT) and State Farm are partnering for the 2025 Lock It Down! campaign—an ongoing statewide effort to reduce motor vehicle theft, burglary, and fraud-related crime.This year’s...

State Farm Files for 6.2% Auto Rate Reduction in California

Nov 20 2025 // State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. submitted a rate filing to reduce personal auto insurance rates by 6.2%.The filing has a targeted effective date of Feb. 23, 2026, and is pending approval from the California...

AM Best Downgrades State Farm Mutual Auto

Nov 19 2025 // AM Best has downgraded the financial strength ratings of State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company and its affiliates to A+ from A++, reflecting a revision to Best’s assessment of the group’s operating...

State Farm and Mahomes Looking to Play on Tom Brady’s Home Turf

Nov 17 2025 // Can Patrick Mahomes, the star Kansas City Chiefs quarterback and State Farm spokesman, sell insurance in the land where former New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady is considered the greatest of all time?The...

LA County Launches Investigation Into State Farm Over Wildfire Claims

Nov 13 2025 // Los Angeles County is conducting an investigation into State Farm’s handling of insurance claims from the devastating L.A. wildfires in January.The investigation was ordered by the L.A. County Board of Supervisors,...

Illinois Sues State Farm for Refusal to Release Homeowners’ Insurance Data

Nov 3 2025 // The State of Illinois is suing State Farm for refusing to provide nationwide homeowners’ insurance data at the request of the Illinois Department of Insurance (IDOI).Attorney General Kwame Raoul filed the lawsuit on...

State Farm and Mahomes Looking to Play on Tom Brady’s Home Turf

Oct 22 2025 // Can Patrick Mahomes, the star Kansas City Chiefs quarterback and State Farm spokesman, sell insurance in the land where former New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady is considered the greatest of all time?The...

Illinois Sues State Farm for Refusal to Release Homeowners’ Insurance Data

Oct 15 2025 // The State of Illinois is suing State Farm for refusing to provide nationwide homeowners’ insurance data at the request of the Illinois Department of Insurance (IDOI).Attorney General Kwame Raoul filed the lawsuit on...

Volvo, State Farm Partner on Point-of-Sale Auto Insurance

Oct 15 2025 // There has been another announcement of a relationship between insurance and an auto manufacturer.State Farm and Volvo are collaborating to provide Volvo customers across the U.S. with access to car insurance options when...

Another Downgrade for State Farm General: S&P Lowers Rating to A-

Aug 14 2025 // Earlier this month, Standard & Poor’s Global Ratings announced another downgrade for State Farm General Insurance Co., lowering the California company’s financial strength rating to A- in spite of a show of...

State Farm Implements 27% Rate Increase for Illinois Homeowners

Jul 15 2025 // State Farm is implementing a significant rate hike for Illinois homeowners, citing more frequent severe weather events and rising home replacement costs that are driving up the cost and frequency of claims.The rate hike...

Viewpoint: State Farm’s Wildfire Claims Response Is a Test of Trust and Preparedness

Jul 8 2025 // State Farm has long positioned itself as the dependable “good neighbor” ready to help when disaster strikes. Through carefully crafted advertising, the company promotes a sense of comfort, security, and...

Climate Group Says State Farm Rate Hike to Cost California Homeowners $1,000

Jun 13 2025 // A report from a climate activist group says State Farm’s rate increases, if approved, would cost the average California homeowner more than $1,000.State Farm upped its rate request in May, a week after getting the OK...

California Commissioner Investigating State Farm’s Handling of LA Wildfire Claims

Jun 12 2025 // California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara on Thursday said he has launched a formal investigation into State Farm’s handling of thousands of insurance claims from wildfire survivors affected by the Palisades and...

State Farm VP Apologizes to Homeowner, Allstate Exec Gets Grilled at Senate Hearing

Jun 2 2025 // It’s not just some Florida-domiciled insurance carriers that have allegedly altered field adjusters’ reports or low-balled property damage estimates in recent years. It’s also major national insurers,...

State Farm Still Wants a 30% Rate Increase in California

May 21 2025 // State Farm isn’t done seeking a rate increase in California, upping its request a week after getting the OK for a large rate hike to what the company had originally wanted before being rejected and agreeing to an...

State Farm VP Apologizes to Homeowner While Allstate Gets Grilled at Senate Hearing

May 15 2025 // It’s not just a few Florida-domiciled insurance carriers that have allegedly altered field adjusters’ reports or low-balled damage estimates in recent years. It’s also major national insurers, according...

Judge Recommends Approving 17% State Farm Rate Hike in California

May 13 2025 // It looks like California’s largest homeowners insurer is getting a large rate increase following billions of dollars in losses from the Los Angeles wildfires and pullback on writing new policies in the...

State Farm Wins Dismissal of Class Action Over Xactimate Software

Apr 21 2025 // A federal judge has dismissed a proposed class action filed on behalf of Pennsylvania homeowners who believe that State Farm undervalued their property damage claims in its use of the Xactimate software that is popular...