Latest State Farm Headlines
All the headlines from our State Farm Topic Page, ordered by recency.
State Farm Gets Rate Increase in Fla.
Oct 21 2002 // State Farm Insurance Co. is expected to resume writing new homeowners insurance policies in Central Florida and other parts of the state on a limited basis after being granted a 23.3 average increase for homeowners...
2001 Market Share For Insurers in Texas
Oct 14 2002 // The 2001 premium and loss data for Texas verifies everything you heard from the insurance companies — it was a really bad year. Here are the highlights in review: • Texas accounts for 7 percent of the national premium...
Kansas Commissioner Welcome’s State Farm’s Return to State
Oct 10 2002 // Kansas Insurance Commissioner Kathleen Sebelius welcomed the news that State Farm, the state’s largest writer of homeowners’ coverage, had decided to lift its moratorium on writing new business in the...
A.M. Best Affirms Ratings, Removes State Farm’s Calif., Texas Subsidiaries From Under Review
Oct 8 2002 // A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength ratings of B+ (Very Good) for two separately rated subsidiaries of State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, State Farm General Insurance Company (both of...
CDI Orders Cease and Desist on State Farm Mutual Auto
Oct 3 2002 // The California Department of Insurance (CDI) served a Cease and Desist order on State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company (State Farm) for marketing and selling long-term care (LTC) insurance policies in violation of...
STATE FARM GETS INCREASES IN LA.
Sep 30 2002 // The Louisiana Insurance Rating Commission approved a 14 percent increase in automobile insurance rates for State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. and a 19 percent rate hike for State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. The...
AIA: N.J. Auto Crisis Will Persist Despite DOBI Efforts
Sep 17 2002 // The New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance (DOBI) has devised a program to assist the state’s auto policyholders find new coverage in light of State Farm Indemnity’s pending non-renewal of 4,000 polices...
Campbell vs. State Farm: U.S. Supreme Court May Resolve Issue
Sep 16 2002 // Outrageous! A travesty of Justice! Should be reversed! Both sides have probably said that at one time or another as the case of Campbell vs. State Farm worked it’s way through Utah’s court system, culminating...
La. Okays State Farm Auto Rate Increases
Sep 13 2002 // The Louisiana Insurance Rating Commission approved automobile insurance rate increases for State Farm Group that were less than those originally requested by the insurer. According to A.M. Best regulators approved a 14...
Former State Farm Agents Win $12M Settlement
Sep 2 2002 // A three-and-a-half year lawsuit pitting two former State Farm agents against State Farm Automobile Insurance Company has come to an end, with the jury’s verdict ruling for the agents. Richard Pyorre of Fort Bragg,...
Insurers Seek Higher Rates in Louisiana
Aug 26 2002 // At least eight insurance companies recently appeared before the Louisiana Insurance Rating Commission seeking rate increases on various lines, including medical malpractice, auto and property insurance, according to the...
State Farm Cos. Under Review
Aug 19 2002 // A.M. Best Co. placed the “B+” (Very Good) financial strength ratings of two separately rated subsidiaries of State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company—State Farm General Insurance Company (Bloomington,...
State Farm Cos. Under Review
Aug 19 2002 // A.M. Best Co. placed the “B+” (Very Good) financial strength rating on a subsidiary of State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company—State Farm General Insurance Company (Bloomington, Ill.)—under review...
Victory for Former State Farm Agents Accused of Allegedly Stealing Trade Secrets
Aug 12 2002 // A three-and-a-half year lawsuit pitting two former State Farm agents against giant conglomerate State Farm Automobile Insurance Company has finally come to an end, with the jury’s verdict ruling for the...
A.M. Best Places Ratings for State Farm’s Calif. and Texas Subsidiaries under Review
Aug 1 2002 // A.M. Best Co. has placed the financial strength ratings of B+ (Very Good) for two separately rated subsidiaries of State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, State Farm General Insurance Company (Bloomington, Ill.),...
La. Auto Rates Rising
Jul 22 2002 // Citing increasing medical and repair costs, a weak stock market, and the effects of state laws enacted in 1998, Louisiana insurance regulators anticipate a rise in auto rates in their state. The Times-Picayune reports that...
La. Auto Rates Rising
Jul 22 2002 // Citing increasing medical and repair costs, a weak stock market, and the effects of state laws enacted in 1998, Louisiana insurance regulators anticipate a rise in auto rates in their state. The Times-Picayune reports that...
State Farm Consolidating Calif. Facilities
Jul 17 2002 // State Farm’s California management has given the go-ahead for a statewide consolidation of claim and business administration offices, including the closing of the major operation centers in Westlake Village and Costa...
State Farm: No New LA. Auto Policies
Jul 8 2002 // Indicating it is seeking a 16 percent rate increase for auto policies in Louisiana, State Farm Insurance Co. has stopped writing new auto policies in that state. The company estimates that the rate increase would generate...
State Farm: No New LA. Auto Policies
Jul 8 2002 // Indicating it is seeking a 16 percent rate increase for auto policies in Louisiana, State Farm Insurance Co. has stopped writing new auto policies in that state. The company estimates that the rate increase would generate...
