State Farm VP fired over comments in undercover video on wildfires, rate hikes

State Farm VP fired over comments in undercover video on wildfires, rate hikes

Kirkpatrick made remarks about California's wildfire risks and State Farm's planned rate hikes. The video, released by O'Keefe Media Group, also reveals his discussion with an undercover journalist. The company is seeking a rate increase for homeowners impacted by wildfires, citing a $5 billion surplus decline over the past decade. A consumer watchdog group has called for an investigation into Kirkpatrick's comments, arguing they contradict Stat…

State Farm Exec Fired After Secret Recording On LA Wildfire Rate Hikes And Victims Is Exposed

Unlike a good neighbor, State Farm wasn’t there. According to a new report, an executive at the insurance giant was fired after he was recorded alleging the company hiked homeowners’ rates after this year’s catastrophic fires in Southern California. According to the Los Angeles Times, the executive was Haden Kirkpatrick, State Farm Mutual’s vice president for innovation and venture capital. He was caught in a “sting” by James O’Keefe’s media com…

State Farm executive fired over comments on premium hikes after California wildfires

An executive for insurance giant State Farm was fired this week after he was recorded on an undercover video making comments about the insurer's premium increases in response to Southern California wildfires.Haden Kirkpatrick, who worked as State Farm's vice president for innovation and venture capital, was surreptitiously recorded on a video published by O'Keefe Media Group. The Los Angeles Times reported that he claims he was fired over the re…

State Farm exec dismissed over comments about California wildfires - Conservative Journal Review

A senior executive from State Farm was recently removed from his position after making contentious remarks on the company's strategy to increase insurance rates for homeowners impacted by wildfires in the Los Angeles area. The New York Post reports that Haden Kirkpatrick, the executive in question, was recorded during a Tinder date candidly discussing the insurance company's controversial tactics, prompting public and regulatory scrutiny. Haden …

KGO-SF (ABC) - San Francisco, CA: Leaked Undercover Video Of State Farm Exec

It's shocking, clearly the executive didn't realize he was being taped. The post KGO-SF (ABC) – San Francisco, CA: Leaked Undercover Video Of State Farm Exec appeared first on Consumer Watchdog.

State Farm VP fired after video released of him ‘kind of’ discussing orchestrated California rate hikes

A State Farm executive has been fired following the release of a recording where he said the company’s California rate hikes are “kind of” orchestrated, according to a Los Angeles Times story.  O’Keefe Media Group released a video last week of Haden Kirkpatrick, State Farm Mutual’s former vice president for innovation and venture capital, responding to a question about the rate hikes being orchestrated with the response, “It kind of is, but not …