Latest State Farm Headlines
All the headlines from our State Farm Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Federal Judge Puts Part of State Farm Katrina Settlement on Hold
Jan 27 2007 // The federal judge who must sign off on a proposed $50 million class action settlement involving State Farm’s handling of Hurricane Katrina claims has said he needs lots more information before agreeing to the deal...
State Farm Storm Surge Settlement Could Scare Insurers from Mississippi Market
Jan 26 2007 // A landmark legal settlement with State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. promises to jump-start the rebuilding process for thousands of Mississippi homeowners devastated by Hurricane Katrina, but critics warn the deal could...
Court Reverses $20 Million Jury Award to Ex-State Farm Agents
Jan 25 2007 // The Missouri Court of Appeals on Tuesday threw out a $20 million jury award to five former State Farm Insurance agents who claimed they were improperly terminated for criticizing the company’s treatment of...
State Farm Settles Miss. Katrina Lawsuits; Agrees to Reopen Other Miss. Claims
Jan 24 2007 // State Farm Insurance has agreed to settle a Mississippi class action brought by more than 600 policyholders involving property claims related to Hurricane Katrina and reopen thousands of additional Katrina claims. There is...
Ex-State Farm Adjusters Tell Miss. Grand Jury of Katrina Claims
Jan 23 2007 // A Mississippi grand jury probing State Farm Insurance Co.’s handling of claims after Hurricane Katrina heard testimony this week from two sisters who turned over reams of internal claims records to investigators...
State Farm Settles a Miss. Katrina Lawsuit Before Trial
Jan 22 2007 // State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. settled out of court last Friday with a Mississippi policyholder whose lawsuit over Hurricane Katrina damage was scheduled to be tried next week in federal court. State Farm settled with...
Key Federal Katrina Ruling Favoring Homeowners Surprises Industry
Jan 12 2007 // In a Hurricane Katrina claims decision that surprised the insurance industry, a federal judge ruled that State Farm did not provide sufficient evidence to prove what damage to a Mississippi family’s house was caused...
State Farm to Lower Texas Auto Rates
Jan 12 2007 // State Farm announced plans to lower its overall auto insurance rates in Texas. The change, which represents a savings of nearly $104 million annually to State Farm’s Texas auto insurance customers, will be effective...
Judge Orders 83 Katrina Claims Cases, Including Sen. Lott’s, to Mediation
Jan 11 2007 // A federal judge on Wednesday ordered into mediation dozens of lawsuits policyholders filed against insurance companies after Hurricane Katrina. Several of the cases sent to mediation, which accuse the insurance companies...
Miss. Jury Hears Opening Statements in Katrina Suit Against State Farm
Jan 10 2007 // Even as the Mississippi attorney general negotiates a potential settlement with State Farm Fire & Casualty Co., an eight-person jury began hearing opening statements Tuesday in one of hundreds of insurance lawsuits...
Insurers seek Indiana Supreme Court review of family’s damage award
Jan 8 2007 // Insurance industry trade groups are asking the Indiana Supreme Court to review an appeals court decision that awarded damages for emotional distress to the family of an injured man, saying it could set a costly...
Insurers seek Indiana Supreme Court review of family’s damage award
Jan 7 2007 // Insurance industry trade groups are asking the Indiana Supreme Court to review an appeals court decision that awarded damages for emotional distress to the family of an injured man, saying it could set a costly...
State Farm Drops Auto, Homeowners Rates Nearly $500 Million in Calif.
Jan 4 2007 // State Farm and California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi announced that the company’s nearly 3 million auto and 1.4 million homeowners, renters and condo owners in California will see about $500 million in...
Insurers Seek Indiana High Court Review of Family’s Award
Dec 27 2006 // Insurance industry trade groups are asking the Indiana Supreme Court to review an appeals court decision that awarded damages for emotional distress to the family of an injured man, saying it could set a costly...
State Farm to Begin Excluding Wind Coverage in Miss.
Dec 18 2006 // A State Farm Insurance Co. executive says the company is no longer offering wind coverage for new customers in Mississippi’s six southernmost counties and is reviewing whether to continue extending the coverage on...
State Farm Contributes $1.5M to Texas Vehicle Registration Initiative
Nov 27 2006 // State Farm and the State Farm Agents of Texas are contributing $1.5 million through in-kind services to support “Put Texas in your corner,” the Texas Department of Transportation’s initiative to remind...
Mississippi: Judge May Consider Consolidating 1,000 Lawsuits
Nov 13 2006 // Six lawsuits against insurance companies over damage claims from Hurricane Katrina once set for trial in 2007 have been delayed by U.S. District Judge L.T. Senter Jr. Senter also says he is willing to consider...
Wildlife making highways hazardous
Nov 6 2006 // The increasing number of motorists and deer in Texas are leading to a greater frequency of collisions between the two on the state’s roadways. Cooler weather and the annual rut season should make for even more...
Katrina trial could be moved from Gulf Coast to Oxford
Nov 6 2006 // Is fair trial in Gulfport possible given negative press, number of prominent policyholders? State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. has filed a motion in federal court in Gulfport, claiming it will get a fairer trial somewhere...
Katrina trial could be moved from Gulf Coast to Oxford
Nov 5 2006 // State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. has filed a motion in federal court in Gulfport, claiming it will get a fairer trial somewhere other than the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Fifty-two policyholders, along with current and...
