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Top 10 States for Hail Claims: State Farm

May 6 2013 // Damage caused by wind and hail cost State Farm Insurance and its policyholders more than $3.9 billion in 2012, the company said. According to State Farm, the top 10 states for wind/hail losses are: Texas — 47,000...

2 Judges Consider State Farm Rates in Texas

Apr 26 2013 // The state’s consumer advocate has challenged State Farm Insurance Co.’s 20 percent rate hike for Texas homeowners as being too high. Public Insurance Counsel Deeia Beck on April 24 urged two administrative law...

State Farm: 4,400 Wind-Hail Damage Claims in West Virginia in 2012

Apr 22 2013 // State Farm says the most common homeowner insurance claims in West Virginia are from wind and hail damage. The insurance company says there were nearly 4,400 such claims in the state last year. State Farm says the average...

Mississippi Jury: State Farm Defrauded Flood Program

Apr 22 2013 // A federal jury in Mississippi recently found that State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. avoided covering a policyholder’s wind losses by blaming the damage on storm surge, which is covered by the federal flood...

Top 10 States for Hail Claims: State Farm

Apr 17 2013 // Damage caused by wind and hail cost State Farm and its policyholders more than $3.9 billion in 2012. According to State Farm, the states with the most wind/hail losses include: Texas—47,000 claims Illinois—41,000...

Jury Finds State Farm Defrauded Flood Insurance Program

Apr 10 2013 // A federal jury in Mississippi has found that State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. avoided covering a policyholder’s wind losses by blaming the damage on storm surge, which is covered by federal flood insurance.The...

Analysis Highlights Sandy’s Impact on Underwriting Results

Mar 25 2013 // Financial information firm SNL Financial’s preliminary analysis of more than 2,600 individual P/C filer’s 2012 statutory data illustrates how big of an impact Superstorm Sandy had on the filers’...

SNL Analysis Highlights Sandy’s Impact on P/C Underwriting Results

Mar 14 2013 // Financial information firm SNL Financial’s preliminary analysis of more than 2,600 individual property/casualty filer’s statutory data illustrates how big of an impact Superstorm Sandy had on the filers’...

State Farm: No Plans to Move Illinois Headquarters

Feb 25 2013 // State Farm Insurance Co. says it isn’t moving its headquarters from Bloomington, despite recent media reports that the Illinois-based company is adding major office space in Dallas, Atlanta and Phoenix.News reports...

California Commissioner Fingers Insurers for Iran Investments

Feb 25 2013 // California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones in mid-February singled out eight insurers licensed to do business in the state that continue to have investments tied to Iran’s energy, military and nuclear...

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...