State Farm Proposes Major Insurance Rate Hike Following California Wildfires
- State Farm General has requested an emergency interim rate hike averaging 22% for homeowners, citing a dire financial situation after destructive wildfires in Los Angeles last month.
- The company has received over 8,700 claims and paid more than $1 billion to customers following the wildfires.
- State Farm's surplus for claims has been depleted, and it has three pending applications for rate increases, making the interim increase necessary to preserve its claims-paying capacity.
- Consumer protection advocate Carmen Balber questioned the necessity of the rate increase, stating that it takes advantage of disaster for profit.
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