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Mississippi Regulator Reaches Agreements with State Farm, Allstate

Aug 22 2008 // After months of separate discussion and negotiations, State Farm and Allstate insurance companies reached an agreement with Mississippi Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney on details of homeowners insurance rate...

State Farm, Allstate Raising Auto Rates in Texas

Aug 21 2008 // Allstate and State Farm, two of the largest auto insurers in Texas, are raising their rates, saying the boost is needed to offset a rising number of claims.In filings with the Texas Department of Insurance, State Farm...

Florida Regulators May Reject State Farm Rate Increase

Aug 14 2008 // A State Farm rate increase appears in jeopardy after regulators grilled company officials for hours about a request to jack up rates in Florida by 47.1 percent.Florida’s insurance consumer advocate office told...

Mississippi Attorney General Settles with State Farm

Aug 6 2008 // Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood announced the settlement of the state’s breach of contract suit against State Farm. Hood said the suit was filed after State Farm refused to comply with a January 2007 Hinds...

It Figures

Aug 4 2008 // $41 MillionThe amount Florida residents saved last year thanks to a 10-day sales tax reprieve on back-to-school and hurricane supplies. They will not see similar savings this year because the temporary suspension of the...

State Farm: 47.1% Florida Hike

Aug 4 2008 // State Farm Florida Insurance Co. filed an average 47.1 percent homeowners insurance rate increase with the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation.Ed Domansky, spokesperson for the OIR, said a public hearing will be held on...

Lawyer Suggests Scruggs got Witness Help from Former Mississippi Senator

Aug 1 2008 // An insurance company’s attorney suggested during a sworn deposition that former Mississippi U.S. Sen. Trent Lott urged witnesses to give false information in a Hurricane Katrina lawsuit, according to court...

Convicted Mississippi Lawyer Scruggs wants Testimony Sealed

Jul 30 2008 // Convicted Mississippi attorney Richard “Dickie” Scruggs and his son want to prevent their sworn testimony in a Hurricane Katrina lawsuit from becoming public and “undermining the presumption of...

State Farm Raises Rates for Coastal Alabama

Jul 25 2008 // Citing growth and hurricane threats on Alabama’s coast, State Farm will boost its homeowners insurance rates by 12 percent to 18 percent in Mobile and Baldwin counties.The Alabama Department of Insurance approved the...

State Farm Files Average 47.1% Increase in Florida Homeowners Coverage

Jul 17 2008 // State Farm Florida Insurance Co., a Florida-only property insurance company, filed an average 47.1 percent homeowners insurance rate increase with the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation on July 16.Ed Domansky,...

State Farm’s Rutrough Named Chairman of Junior Achievement USA

Jul 15 2008 // James E. Rutrough, vice chairman and chief administrative officer of State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, based in Bloomington, Ill., has been named the chairman of Junior Achievement USA headquartered in...

Nationwide, Allstate Grab State Farm Policies in Miss.

Jul 7 2008 // Nationwide and Allstate will insure homes along the Mississippi coast where the current insurer decided not to renew policies, officials said.The State Farm Insurance action involves 892 policies within 1,000 feet of...

Update: 2 Insurers to Pick up State Farm’s Non-renewals

Jun 16 2008 // Nationwide and Allstate will insure homes along the Mississippi coast where the current insurer decided not to renew policies, officials said.The State Farm Insurance action involves 892 policies within 1,000 feet of...

Auto Insurers Seek to Attract Latinos

Jun 16 2008 // Automobile insurers are hungering for the Hispanic market’s premium dollars, according to a report by Hispanic Market Weekly that analyzed marketing and media trends being used by the industry.Automobile insurers...

State Farm to Drop Coastal Policies, Raise Rates in Mississippi

Jun 12 2008 // The State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. filed intentions with the Mississippi Insurance Department to non-renew all Mississippi homeowners policies for customers living within 1,000 feet of the Gulf of Mexico.State Farm...

State Farm Dropping Auto Rates in Louisiana by 2.5%

Jun 5 2008 // State Farm insurance says it’s lowering auto coverage rates in Louisiana by an average of 2.5 percent at the end of June.The company says that represents an annual savings of $22.4 million to its customers. State...

Fitch Affirms State Farm’s ‘AA+ Ratings; Stable Outlook

Jun 4 2008 // Fitch Ratings has affirmed its ‘AA+’ Insurer Financial Strength (IFS) ratings on State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, State Farm Life Insurance Company and State Farm Life and Accident Assurance...

Dispute Between State Farm and Texas Goes On

Jun 2 2008 // State Farm Insurance does not have to refund consumers some $650 million in alleged overcharges while its dispute with Texas regulators over homeowner rates is reviewed.A state appeals court ruled the insurer was denied...

Auto Insurers Seek to Attract Latinos

Jun 2 2008 // Automobile insurers are hungering for the Hispanic market’s premium dollars, according to a new report by Hispanic Market Weekly that analyzed marketing and media trends being used by the industry.Automobile insurers...

Oregon Collision Shops Give State Farm High Customer Service Marks

Jun 2 2008 // State Farm and smaller Northwest insurers are among the best at taking care of customers after an accident. Some larger insurers — Progressive, Allstate, Safeco and Farmers Insurance — are among the worst. That was the...