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RenaissanceRe to Acquire Tokio Millennium Re in $1.5 Billion Deal

Oct 30 2018 // Bermuda-based RenaissanceRe Holdings has agreed to pay about $1.5 billion to acquire Tokio Marine’s reinsurance platform (TMR), which includes Tokio Millennium Re AG and Tokio Millennium Re (UK). If closing tangible...

State Farm Gets OK to Deploy Drones to Inspect Florence Damage

Sep 21 2018 // The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recently granted a waiver to State Farm to allow the insurer the ability to inspect damage caused by Hurricane Florence. The approval, received just last week, allows State Farm to...

State Farm Purchases Naming Rights to Atlanta Hawks Arena

Sep 17 2018 // Philips Arena in Atlanta is being renamed for State Farm after a $192.5 million renovation. The Atlanta Hawks and the insurance company announced Aug. 29 they have reached a 20-year deal on naming rights for the arena,...

State Farm Settles, Avoids Racketeering Trial

Sep 17 2018 // Insurance giant State Farm on Sept.4 reached a $250 million preliminary settlement in a federal class-action lawsuit claiming the company funneled money to the campaign of an Illinois Supreme Court candidate. The lawsuit...

State Farm to Cut Rates in New York

Sep 17 2018 // State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. has announced plans to cut its rates in New York state. As a result, the company’s overall personal auto rate in New York will drop by 3.4 percent. The total statewide...

Georgia Woman Arrested for Torching Home, Filing Claim with State Farm

Sep 11 2018 // A Habersham County, Ga., woman has been charged with first-degree arson for allegedly setting fire to her home and one count of insurance fraud for submitting a fraudulent insurance claim, according to a statement from...

State Farm Scores 2 Sports Venue Naming Rights Deals

Sep 7 2018 // One of the sports world’s biggest advertisers, State Farm doubled down this week, buying the naming rights for the home venues of the Atlanta Hawks and Arizona Cardinals. State Farm Arena and State Farm Stadium,...

State Farm Inks Naming Rights Deal for Arizona Cardinals Stadium

Sep 6 2018 // The Arizona Cardinals’ home field is changing its name to State Farm Stadium. The team announced this week that it has reached an 18-year naming rights deal with the insurance giant. The facility has been known as...

State Farm Agrees to Pay $250 Million, Avoids Racketeering Trial

Sep 4 2018 // State Farm agreed to pay $250 million on the brink of a trial to customers who claimed the company tried to rig the Illinois justice system to wipe out a $1 billion jury verdict from 19 years ago. The customers were...

RICO Case Against State Farm Set for Trial in Illinois Federal Court

Aug 31 2018 // A class action lawsuit against insurance giant, State Farm, alleging the company recruited a judge to run for an opening on the Illinois Supreme Court and funded, without disclosing it, his 2004 election campaign is set to...

State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company Announces New York Rate Cut

Aug 31 2018 // State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company has announced it will cut its rates in New York. As a result, its overall personal auto rate will drop by 3.4%. The total state-wide expected impact for State Farm Mutual by...

State Farm Purchases Naming Rights to Atlanta Hawks Arena

Aug 31 2018 // Philips Arena in Atlanta is being renamed for State Farm after a $192.5 million renovation. The Atlanta Hawks and the insurance company announced Wednesday they have reached a 20-year deal on naming rights for the arena,...

State Farm to Cut Auto Rates in North, South Carolina

Jul 16 2018 // State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. will decrease its auto rates in North and South Carolina, impacting more than 2 million customers in both states. According to a statement from the insurer, State Farm’s...

State Farm to Cut Auto Rates in Penn.

Jul 16 2018 // State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. plans to cut its rates in Pennsylvania. The total statewide expected impact of this rate change for State Farm Mutual in Pennsylvania is approximately $49.5 million, set to affect...

State Farm to Cut Auto Rates in North, South Carolina

Jun 29 2018 // State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. will decrease its auto rates in North and South Carolina, impacting more than 2 million customers in both states. According to a statement from the insurer, State Farm’s...

State Farm to Cut Auto Rates in Penn.

Jun 26 2018 // State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company plans to cut its rates in Pennsylvania. The total state-wide expected impact of this rate change for State Farm Mutual in Pennsylvania is approximately $49.5 million, set to...

State Farm to Cut Auto Insurance Rates in Missouri

Jun 20 2018 // State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. plans to lower auto insurance rates rates in Missouri by 3 percent overall. The company said the total statewide savings for all State Farm customers affected by this rate...

State Farm to Cut Personal Auto Rates by 3% in Alabama

Jun 4 2018 // Approximately 950,000 State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. personal auto insurance customers in Alabama will see rate reductions starting this month, according to the nationwide insurance company. Thanks to the...

State Farm to Cut Personal Auto Rates by 3% in Alabama

May 24 2018 // Approximately 950,000 State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. personal auto insurance customers in Alabama will see rate reductions starting next month, according to the nationwide insurance company. Thanks to the...

Judge Dismisses State Farm Car Crash Suit Against Mississippi U.S. Senate Appointee

Apr 10 2018 // A lawsuit against U.S. Senate appointee Cindy Hyde-Smith of Mississippi has been permanently dismissed. The Daily Leader reports Mississippi Circuit Judge David Strong dismissed the case with prejudice April 3. That means...