Latest State Farm Headlines

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State Farm Plans to Expand Phoenix Metro Area

Feb 21 2013 // The State Farm insurance company is planning to grow its Arizona operations in the Phoenix metropolitan area.A State Farm spokesman confirmed Tuesday that the company will boost its established operations in metro Phoenix...

California Commissioner Fingers Insurers for Iran Investments

Feb 13 2013 // California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones on Wednesday singled out eight insurers licensed to do business in the state that continue to have investments tied to Iran’s energy, military and nuclear sectors.During a...

California Commissioner: $160M in Homeowner’s Rate Reductions

Feb 7 2013 // An average of a 12.6 percent insurance rate reductions is in store for California homeowners insured with State Farm General Insurance Co., according to an announcement from California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones on...

State Farm Homeownes Rate Increase Denied in Louisiana

Jan 28 2013 // Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon has declined to approve a recent homeowners rate request filed by State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. (State Farm).State Farm submitted the request for the +16.6 percent rate...

CFA Report: Largest Auto Insurers Often Charge Higher Premiums to Safe Drivers

Jan 28 2013 // In its latest report on auto insurance premiums charged by the largest auto insurers, the Consumer Federation of America said these insurers frequently charge higher premiums to safe drivers than to those who recently...

State Farm, Sandusky End Insurance Coverage Dispute

Jan 28 2013 // State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. resolved its dispute against former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky over the insurer’s homeowners coverage.At issue was whether State Farm would be obligated to pay...

Louisiana Commissioner Says ‘No’ to State Farm Regional Deductible Plan

Jan 25 2013 // Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance Jim Donelon has denied a request by State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. (State Farm) to introduce a regional deductible plan for its Louisiana homeowner’s program.Donelon said the...

State Farm, Sandusky End Insurance Coverage Dispute

Jan 16 2013 // State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. resolved its dispute against former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky over the insurer’s homeowners coverage.At issue was whether State Farm would be obligated to pay...

Delaware Regulators Fine State Farm $150K Over Non-Renewal Notices

Dec 14 2012 // Delaware’s insurance department announced it has fined State Farm Fire and Casualty Company a $150,000 penalty for failing to include in some of its non-renewal notices a written explanation of the specific reasons...

Adjusters Battling Power, Phone Outage, Long Gas Lines, Blocked Roads

Nov 15 2012 // Major insurers have deployed thousands of claims adjusters in the Northeast in the wake of Superstorm Sandy — they are working from dawn until late night to make contacts with policyholders, complete the estimate...

Sandy Claims Figure Update From State Farm, Nationwide

Nov 6 2012 // Sandy-related claims are coming in at a fast pace, major insurers say. State Farm Insurance said it received approximately 90,000 Sandy-related claims (76,100 property claims and 13,900 auto claims) as of end of day Nov....

Some Sandy Victims Wait As Insurance Adjusters Wait for Access, Prioritize Claims

Nov 5 2012 // Pat Groover called her insurance company on Tuesday morning, the day after a massive tree gave in to storm Sandy’s winds, ripped the front off a neighbor’s house and pulled siding and gutters off of...

Sandy Claims Continue to Pour In at Quick Pace

Nov 2 2012 // Insurers said Sandy-related claims have been pouring in at a rapid pace in the immediate days after the storm — and that as some sense of normalcy returns, many more claims are expected.The Progressive Corp. CEO...

Florida Court Weighs When Not Meeting Policy Terms Means Coverage Forfeiture

Nov 1 2012 // Florida’s high court is debating whether a driver forfeited her uninsured motorist coverage by refusing to meet the insurer’s specific requirement to undergo a scheduled medical exam.The state Supreme Court...

West Virginia Tops State Farm’s Deer-Vehicle Crash List

Oct 25 2012 // State Farm says West Virginia continues to be the state where a vehicle is most likely to hit a deer. The Mountain State tops State Farm’s annual list for the sixth consecutive year. The Bloomington, Ill.-based...

Florida Approves State Farm 6.4% Increase

Oct 8 2012 // Florida regulators have approved an average 6.9 percent homeowners’ insurance rate hike for State Farm Florida Insurance Co. It is the insurer’s fifth increase in as many years.In addition to the increase for...

Florida Approves State Farm 6.4% Homeowners Rate Increase

Sep 28 2012 // Florida regulators have approved an average 6.9 percent rate hike for State Farm Florida Insurance Co., which is the insurer’s fifth increase in as many years.The insurer had initially sought an average 14.9 percent...

State Farm Lloyds Files Homeowners Rate Increase in Texas

Sep 13 2012 // State Farm Lloyds says it intends to increase homeowners rates in Texas by an average 20 percent.The company announced it has submitted a rate filing to the Texas Department of Insurance. The actual premium change for any...

Texas DA Investigating State Farm Hurricane Claims

Sep 9 2012 // Texas investigators have opened a criminal probe into how State Farm handled what may turn out to be thousands of insurance claims from Gulf Coast homeowners involving damage from Hurricane Ike in 2008, officials...

Tennessee Court: Parents’ Emotional Distress Not Covered by Auto Policy

Sep 4 2012 // Tennessee’s high court has ruled that two parents’ emotional distress following an automobile accident that took the life of their son is not covered under the uninsured motorist portion of their automobile...