Latest State Farm Headlines
All the headlines from our State Farm Topic Page, ordered by recency.
California Commissioner Orders State Farm to Reduce Homeowner Rates
Nov 8 2016 // California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones on Tuesday issued a decision requiring State Farm Insurance Co. to reduce its dwelling insurance rates by an average of 7.0 percent, resulting is $78.6 million in annual savings...
State Farm Agrees to Cut Rental Rates in California by 40%
Nov 7 2016 // California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones late last month announced he obtained an agreement from State Farm General Insurance Co. to reduce their rental dwelling program policyholders’ rates statewide by an...
Supreme Court Justices Question State Farm Appeal of Katrina Jury Verdict
Nov 2 2016 // The Supreme Court on Tuesday appeared unlikely to throw out a jury verdict against State Farm that found the insurance company defrauded the U.S. government when it assessed damage caused by Hurricane Katrina along the...
State Farm Agrees to Cut Rental Rates in California by 40%
Oct 19 2016 // California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones on Wednesday announced he has obtained an agreement from State Farm General Insurance Co. to reduce their rental dwelling program policyholders’ rates statewide by an...
State Farm Reminds Alabama Drivers to Watch Out for Deer
Oct 4 2016 // Alabama motorists are getting a costly reminder to look out for deer while driving. State Farm, Alabama’s largest auto insurer, says in a statement that there were 28,794 insurance claims connected to deer collisions...
U.S. Judge Allows Class Action Alleging State Farm Bankrolled Judge
Sep 20 2016 // Some customers of State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. claim the company conspired to help elect an Illinois Supreme Court candidate so he could vote to throw out a $1 billion award against the company. Now they will...
California Commissioner Approves Rate Reductions on State Farm Commercial Policies
Sep 6 2016 // California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones approved rate reductions for several State Farm commercial policies that he said will bring millions of dollars in premium savings for tens of thousands of small businesses,...
California Commissioner Approves Rate Reductions on State Farm Commercial Policies
Aug 24 2016 // California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones has approved rate reductions for several State Farm commercial policies that he said will bring millions of dollars in premium savings for tens of thousands of small businesses,...
California Commissioner Asks Consumer Watchdog to Retract News Release
Aug 10 2016 // California Commissioner Dave Jones on Wednesday asked Consumer Watchdog to retract a news release about State Farm that he said “includes inaccurate statements and is misleading.” The Consumer Watchdog news...
California Administrative Law Judge Orders State Farm to Refund $85M
Aug 9 2016 // An administrative law judge at the California Department of Insurance found that State Farm overcharged customers $85 million and ordered the carrier to issue refunds and reduce rates. The judge determined that since July...
California Watchdog Group Wants State Farm to Reduce Rates by 40%
Aug 3 2016 // Consumer Watchdog filed a petition in California challenging State Farm’s proposed rates for its homeowners insurance and wants the insurers to cut its rates by as much as 40 percent. The Santa Monica, Calif.-based...
Delaware Judge Says State Farm Off the Hook in Paintball Injury Suit
Jun 10 2016 // Be careful with that thing. It could put someone’s eye out. That’s the upshot from a Sussex County, Delaware, judge’s ruling that State Farm doesn’t have to indemnify a policyholder in a paintball...
Supreme Court to Hear State Farm’s Appeal of Katrina False Claims Ruling
May 31 2016 // The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear an appeal by State Farm contesting a jury finding that the insurance company defrauded the federal government when assessing damage caused by Hurricane Katrina in 2005 along...
Report Calls Out Insurers for Half-a-Trillion Dollars in ‘Dirty Energy’ Investments
May 24 2016 // Leading U.S. insurers have nearly half-a-trillion dollars invested the fossil fuel energy and the electric and gas utility sectors, according to a report out today that urges state insurance regulators and board members of...
California Consumer Group Wants State Farm Homeowners Rate Reduction
Apr 18 2016 // State Farm has overcharged its customers roughly $78 million since at least July 2015, and should be required to refund that money, Consumer Watchdog told the California Department of Insurance last week. The group wants...
State Farm Latest Company to Stop Donating to N.J. Rep. Garrett
Mar 25 2016 // Add the nation’s largest property-casualty insurer to the growing list of financial companies that won’t be donating to U.S. Representative Scott Garrett in the wake of his alleged anti-gay remarks. State Farm...
State Farm Reports Investments Overcame Underwriting Loss in 2015
Feb 28 2016 // State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co., the largest U.S. property/casualty insurer, said 2015 profit rose 48 percent on investment gains tied to pharmaceutical holdings. Net income increased to $6.2 billion from $4.2...
State Farm Introduces Ridehsare Coverage in Colorado
Feb 2 2016 // State Farm will offer customers a new endorsement in Colorado to cover insurance gaps for policyholders who use personal vehicles to provide rides for transportation network companies like Uber and Lyft. The optional...
California Commissioner OKs New insurance Products to Fill Ridesharing Gap
Jan 21 2016 // California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones approved a new insurance product by USAA designed to close the gap in insurance coverage for drivers driving for all ridesharing companies. The product is now available to...
Accused of Defrauding State Farm, County Exec in Illinois Quits
Jan 14 2016 // The in central Illinois has resigned in the wake of his indictment on federal fraud charges. Republican Matt Sorensen submitted a resignation letter to an executive committee meeting, The Pantagraph in Bloomington...
