Latest State Farm Headlines
All the headlines from our State Farm Topic Page, ordered by recency.
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...
Wildlife making highways hazardous
Nov 5 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...
State Farm Pushes to Move Katrina Trial Away from Miss. Coast
Oct 30 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...
State Farm Credits Change to Tort System in Colo. for Lower Rates
Oct 26 2006 // Colorado’s largest automobile insurance provider plans to cut rates an average of 7.5 percent this month, saying the state’s switch from a no-fault to a tort insurance system is reducing costs. The expected cut...
Miss. Insured Claims State Farm Coerced Katrina Statement
Oct 24 2006 // A Gulf Coast homeowner claims State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. coerced him into signing a statement that he is satisfied with its handling of his claim after Hurricane Katrina, even though it only paid for a fraction of...
Alabama coastal property owners face more insurer restrictions
Oct 23 2006 // Two of the Alabama’s largest insurance firms said they’re reducing coverage and increasing deductibles in Mobile and Baldwin counties, citing frequent hurricanes, coastal construction growth, lack of strong...
Ala. Coastal Property Owners Facing More Insurer Restrictions
Oct 10 2006 // More insurance cutbacks for Alabama coastal properties — not only for buildings and homes near the beaches — are coming in the wake of 2004 and 2005 hurricanes. Two of the state’s largest insurance firms said...
Judge in Miss. Allows Questioning of State Farm Employees
Oct 6 2006 // A federal judge this week refused to block employees of State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. from being questioned under oath by lawyers in civil cases while they are targets of a criminal probe of the company’s handling...
State Farm Says Employees Targets of Katrina Criminal Probe
Oct 5 2006 // At least two employees of State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. are targets of a criminal investigation of the insurer’s handling of policyholders’ claims after Hurricane Katrina, the company disclosed in court...
State Farm Wants Katrina Trial Moved, Claiming Jury Pool Bias in Miss.
Oct 3 2006 // The jury pool in south Mississippi has been tainted by “media propaganda” about the insurance industry’s handling of claims after Hurricane Katrina, a major insurer argued in a bid to move the trials for...
Federal Grand Jury in Miss. Seeks State Farm Transcript
Oct 1 2006 // A federal grand jury in Jackson, Miss., has ordered a transcript from an Oklahoma case in which State Farm Insurance Co. was hit with a $13 million judgment involving a lawsuit by policyholders from a 1999 tornado. Records...
Adjuster Sues Sisters for Releasing State Farm Files
Sep 27 2006 // A company that contracts with State Farm Insurance Co. is suing two former employees who are helping an attorney build cases against the insurer for denying claims after Hurricane Katrina. E.A. Renfroe & Co., a...
The Fiess decision: Mold is out and more
Sep 25 2006 // In early 2005, the Federal Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals “certified” a very controversial state law question to the Texas Supreme Court. Certifying a question simply means that the Federal Appellate Court asks...
The Fiess decision: Mold is out and more
Sep 25 2006 // In early 2005, the Federal Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals “certified” a very controversial state law question to the Texas Supreme Court. Certifying a question simply means that the Federal Appellate Court asks...
State Farm Outlines Cutbacks on Miss. Gulf Coast
Sep 18 2006 // State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. has clarified the areas along Mississippi’s three southern most counties where it will not new property insurance policies. The company had announcement the change last Wednesday....
State Farm Dropping Some Coastal Policies in Texas
Sep 18 2006 // State Farm has announced that it will not renew coverage for 6,000 personal and commercial policyholders along the Texas coast starting next year. The state’s largest insurer said Sept. 14 that it will not renew...
State Farm Says No New Policies Within 2,500 Feet of Miss. Coastline
Sep 15 2006 // State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. will no longer offer new property insurance policies within 2,500 feet of the coastline in some areas of Mississippi’s Harrison, Hancock and Jackson counties. The company made the...
