Commentary: Four months into insurance claim delays and disputes, a new blow to fire victims: A rate hike

Commentary: Four months into insurance claim delays and disputes, a new blow to fire victims: A rate hike

Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara handed State Farm General a 17% emergency rate hike.

Four months into insurance claim delays and disputes, a new blow to fire victims: A rate hike

By Steve Lopez, LOS ANGELES TIMES https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-05-13/lopez-column-fire-victim-complaints-state-farm For four months, the frustrations and indignities have continued for victims of the Palisades and Eaton fires, especially for those still battling their insurance companies. On Saturday, I watched as more than 200 people joined a Zoom meeting in which a parade of homeowners laid out horror stories involving […] The…

A new blow to L.A. fire victims: An insurance rate hike

For four months, the frustrations and indignities have continued for victims of the Palisades and Eaton fires, especially for those still battling their insurance companies. On Saturday, I watched as more than 200 people joined a Zoom meeting in which a parade of homeowners laid out horror stories involving State Farm and California FAIR Plan insurance policy claims that have been delayed, disputed or dismissed. “The fire was just the start of t…