Latest State Farm Headlines
All the headlines from our State Farm Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Texas denies State Farm rate hike
Aug 7 2006 // Texas insurance officials on July 21 rejected proposed homeowner rate increases by State Farm, the state’s largest home insurer. State Farm had filed for a pair of statewide rate increases on May 31: a 9.1 percent...
Texas Denies State Farm Rate Hike
Jul 24 2006 // Texas insurance officials on July 21 rejected proposed homeowner rate increases by State Farm, the state’s largest home insurer. State Farm had filed for a pair of statewide rate increases on May 31: a 9.1 percent...
State Farm to Boost Property Insurance Rates More Than 50 Percent
Jul 20 2006 // State Farm, one of Florida’s largest insurers, will raise property insurance rates by an average of 52.7 percent this year under a plan approved Tuesday by state regulators. The Bloomington, Ill.-based company said...
Commissioner Comments On State Farm’s 52.7 Percent Rate Request
Jul 19 2006 // According to the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation State Farm Florida Insurance Company is now requesting a statewide average rate hike of 52.7 percent, an amended rate request that agrees with OIR calculations. On...
Two legal cases in the eye of Hurricane Katrina
Jul 3 2006 // Say Hurricane Katrina and you immediately think of New Orleans; say Hurricane Katrina and insurance coverage, and the story is different. At the nine-month anniversary since the storm made landfall, of all the Mississippi...
Two legal cases in the eye of Hurricane Katrina
Jul 3 2006 // Say Hurricane Katrina and you immediately think of New Orleans; say Hurricane Katrina and insurance coverage, and the story is different. At the nine-month anniversary since the storm made landfall, of all the Mississippi...
Two legal cases in the eye of Hurricane Katrina
Jul 3 2006 // Say Hurricane Katrina and you immediately think of New Orleans; say Hurricane Katrina and insurance coverage, and the story is different. At the nine-month anniversary since the storm made landfall, of all the Mississippi...
Two legal cases in the eye of Hurricane Katrina
Jul 3 2006 // Say Hurricane Katrina and you immediately think of New Orleans; say Hurricane Katrina and insurance coverage, and the story is different. At the nine-month anniversary since the storm made landfall, of all the Mississippi...
Two legal cases in the eye of Hurricane Katrina
Jul 3 2006 // Say Hurricane Katrina and you immediately think of New Orleans; say Hurricane Katrina and insurance coverage, and the story is different. At the nine-month anniversary since the storm made landfall, of all the Mississippi...
Two legal cases in the eye of Hurricane Katrina
Jul 3 2006 // Say Hurricane Katrina and you immediately think of New Orleans; say Hurricane Katrina and insurance coverage, and the story is different. At the nine-month anniversary since the storm made landfall, of all the Mississippi...
Case Law Watch
Jun 19 2006 // Commercial Liability-Auto Bauer v Century Surety Company (Wis. App. May 2, 2006) Ruling: Unloading constitutes “Operation” under Wisconsin coverage statute. The court held that the commercial liability insurer...
News Currents
Jun 19 2006 // State Farm adjusts rates in Texas State Farm Insurance recently submitted several filings to the Texas Department of Insurance, aiming for a balance with rate adjustments that include a reduction auto rates but an increase...
Comment Sparse in Florida on 80% State Farm Insurance Hike
Jun 7 2006 // Lynn Martin took a day off work and drove all the way from Punta Gorda to Lake Buena Vista, Fla. to talk about homeowner’s insurance. In just under a decade, the 51-year-old has seen her State Farm premiums rise 300...
Case Law Watch
Jun 5 2006 // ArkansasWorkers’ Compensation Jones Brothers Inc. v. Whitlock, et al. (Ark. May 4, 2005) Prime contractor liable for workers’ compensation benefits owed to employee of uninsured subcontractor: The Supreme Court...
Case Law Watch
Jun 5 2006 // Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Jones Brothers Inc. v. Whitlock, et al. (Ark. May 4, 2005) Prime contractor liable for workers’ compensation benefits owed to employee of uninsured subcontractor: The Supreme...
State Farm Files for Auto, Home Rate Changes in Texas
Jun 2 2006 // State Farm Insurance announced it has submitted several filings to the Texas Department of Insurance as it prepares to implement rate adjustments in the state. The company is reducing auto rates but increasing homeowners...
Hearings Slated June 5 on State Farm’s Florida Rates
May 31 2006 // The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation has scheduled rate hearings June 5 in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. for input from the public concerning rate filings by State Farm Florida Insurance Co., which requested statewide...
Okla. Couple Awarded $13 Million in Lawsuit Against State Farm
May 30 2006 // An Oklahoma couple was awarded nearly $13 million in a class-action lawsuit after a jury ruled that State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. intentionally underpaid claims from families whose homes were damaged by tornadoes...
Eight Arrested in California for Defrauding Insurance Carriers
May 26 2006 // The California Department of Insurance (CDI) Fraud Division conducted an arrest warrant sweep that resulted in the arrests of eight suspects in Tulare, Fresno and San Luis Obispo counties. The suspects in these cases are...
Miss. Judge Rules Some State Farm Policy Exclusions Unenforceable
May 26 2006 // Provisions in a State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. policy that exclude certain damage from Hurricane Katrina are unenforceable, a federal judge in Gulfport, Miss. has ruled. A couple whose Long Beach home was damaged by...
