Latest State Farm Headlines
All the headlines from our State Farm Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Carriers Flooded With Auto Damage Claims
Nov 20 2005 // Plantation, Fla., ‘Insurance Village’ The “Insurance Village” established by Florida’s Depart-ment of Financial Services in Plantation, Fla. west of Fort Lauderdale, had a lot of damaged...
Suit Filed in New Orleans Over Excess Flood Coverage
Nov 18 2005 // A pair of plastic surgeons in New Orleans, La., who are facing more than $1 million in uninsured home losses from Hurricane Katrina, are suing State Farm Insurance, claiming the company did not tell them they could have...
Ill. Supreme Court Ruling Spotlights Venue Reform
Nov 17 2005 // The Illinois Supreme Court today ruled that a lawsuit brought in Illinois by a Louisiana plaintiff did not belong in an Illinois state court. In Gridley v. State Farm , the high court remanded the issue to the circuit...
Ohio Supreme Court OKs Geographic Limitations on UM Coverage
Nov 6 2005 // The Ohio Supreme Court handed down an opinion on Oct. 12 holding that the former uninsured motorist (UM) law did not prohibit insurers from limiting the geographic scope of UM coverage and that the State Farm policy in...
State Farm: Midwest Tops Country in Deer Collisions
Nov 3 2005 // According to a recent study by State Farm, the Midwestern states top the country for number of auto collisions with deer. The study, which covered the number of accidents involving deer between July 1, 2004 and June 30,...
Wilma Damaged a Record Number of Vehicles in South Florida
Nov 2 2005 // State Farm and Progressive spokespersons indicate they received more auto damage claims from Hurricane Wilma than any of last year’s hurricanes. The two firms are Florida’s largest auto insurers. Wind is to...
Some Massachusetts Drivers Eligible for Refund from State Farm Over Salvaged Autos
Oct 3 2005 // Massachusetts Attorney General Tom Reilly announced that more than 100 Massachusetts car owners are eligible to receive between $600 and $9,000 in restitution from State Farm Insurance. Reilly said those consumers will be...
Nearly 500 Oklahomans Eligible for Restitution from State Farm Insurance
Sep 27 2005 // Oklahoma Attorney General Drew Edmondson announced that his office is notifying 496 Oklahoma consumers who may be eligible for restitution under an agreement with State Farm Insurance, but he wants them to be wary of scams...
State Farm Relaxes Rules on Checks for Living Expenses Post Katrina
Sep 26 2005 // State Farm Insurance policyholders in Louisiana who received $2,500 checks to help with living expenses following Hurricane Katrina will not be required to document how they spent the money, according to the Associated...
Mutual Trust & Respect Key to the Latino Insurance Market
Sep 19 2005 // In the mainstream population, decisions about which insurance provider or broker to do business with may be influenced by television, radio or the yellow pages phone directory. In the Latino community, people are more...
Best Takes Various Rating Actions in Wake of Katrina
Sep 15 2005 // Due to the evolving effects of Hurricane Katrina, A.M. Best Co. has been aggregating public and private information in order to assess the financial impact it will have on insurers. A.M. Best expects all rated companies...
Fitch Moves 5 Insurers to Rating Watch Negative Following Katrina
Sep 13 2005 // Fitch Ratings has placed the ratings of five North American property/casualty insurance and reinsurance organizations on Rating Watch Negative Tuesday based on potential large loss exposures to Hurricane Katrina. The...
State Farm Processing Over 200,000 Katrina Claims
Sep 8 2005 // State Farm, the largest insurer of homes and cars in the Gulf States, is servicing more than 223,000 property claims in Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi and Florida in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. The number is expected...
But Lawmakers, Interest Groups Still Debate Over Use of Aftermarket Parts
Sep 5 2005 // But Lawmakers, Interest Groups Still Debate Over Use of Aftermarket Parts Critics of national class action suits were among those cheering the loudest after the Illinois Supreme Court dismissed a $1.06 billion judgment...
Missouri Jury Tells State Farm to Pay
Sep 5 2005 // A Kansas City jury recently had some bad news for one of the nation’s top insurers in deliberations that reportedly took less than six hours. The message to State Farm–pay up. Five former State Farm Insurance...
Missouri Jury Tells State Farm to Pay
Sep 5 2005 // A Kansas City jury recently had some bad news for one of the nation’s top insurers in deliberations that reportedly took less than six hours. The message to State Farm-pay up. Five former State Farm Insurance agents...
State Farm of Florida’s Rate Request Questioned
Sep 5 2005 // Citing concern that insurance companies are using the 2004 hurricanes to unfairly raise rates, Florida’s Chief Financial Officer Tom Gallagher has called for an independent review of a rate increase on homeowners...
Missouri Jury Tells State Farm to Pay Up
Sep 5 2005 // A Kansas City jury recently had some bad news for one of the nation’s top insurers in deliberations that reportedly took less than six hours. The message to State Farm-pay up. Five former State Farm Ins-urance agents...
Missouri Jury Tells State Farm to Pay Up
Sep 5 2005 // A Kansas City jury recently had some bad news for one of the nation’s top insurers in deliberations that reportedly took less than six hours. The message to State Farm-pay up. Five former State Farm Ins-urance agents...
State Farm Car Parts Reversal Gives Boost to Class Action Critics
Sep 5 2005 // Critics of national class action suits were among those cheering the loudest after the Illinois Supreme Court dismissed a $1.06 billion judgment against State Farm Insurance involving the use of generic auto repair...
