Latest State Farm Headlines
All the headlines from our State Farm Topic Page, ordered by recency.
State Farm: 47.1% Florida Hike
Aug 4 2008 // State Farm Florida Insurance Co. filed an average 47.1 percent homeowners insurance rate increase with the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation. Ed Domansky, spokesperson for the OIR, said a public hearing will be held...
Lawyer Suggests Scruggs got Witness Help from Former Mississippi Senator
Aug 1 2008 // An insurance company’s attorney suggested during a sworn deposition that former Mississippi U.S. Sen. Trent Lott urged witnesses to give false information in a Hurricane Katrina lawsuit, according to court...
Convicted Mississippi Lawyer Scruggs wants Testimony Sealed
Jul 30 2008 // Convicted Mississippi attorney Richard “Dickie” Scruggs and his son want to prevent their sworn testimony in a Hurricane Katrina lawsuit from becoming public and “undermining the presumption of...
State Farm Raises Rates for Coastal Alabama
Jul 25 2008 // Citing growth and hurricane threats on Alabama’s coast, State Farm will boost its homeowners insurance rates by 12 percent to 18 percent in Mobile and Baldwin counties. The Alabama Department of Insurance approved...
State Farm Files Average 47.1% Increase in Florida Homeowners Coverage
Jul 17 2008 // State Farm Florida Insurance Co., a Florida-only property insurance company, filed an average 47.1 percent homeowners insurance rate increase with the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation on July 16. Ed Domansky,...
State Farm’s Rutrough Named Chairman of Junior Achievement USA
Jul 15 2008 // James E. Rutrough, vice chairman and chief administrative officer of State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, based in Bloomington, Ill., has been named the chairman of Junior Achievement USA headquartered in...
Nationwide, Allstate Grab State Farm Policies in Miss.
Jul 7 2008 // Nationwide and Allstate will insure homes along the Mississippi coast where the current insurer decided not to renew policies, officials said. The State Farm Insurance action involves 892 policies within 1,000 feet of...
Update: 2 Insurers to Pick up State Farm’s Non-renewals
Jun 16 2008 // Nationwide and Allstate will insure homes along the Mississippi coast where the current insurer decided not to renew policies, officials said. The State Farm Insurance action involves 892 policies within 1,000 feet of...
Auto Insurers Seek to Attract Latinos
Jun 16 2008 // Majority of Advertising Appearing in Spanish-Language Media Automobile insurers are hungering for the Hispanic market’s premium dollars, according to a report by Hispanic Market Weekly that analyzed marketing and...
State Farm to Drop Coastal Policies, Raise Rates in Mississippi
Jun 12 2008 // The State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. filed intentions with the Mississippi Insurance Department to non-renew all Mississippi homeowners policies for customers living within 1,000 feet of the Gulf of Mexico. State Farm...
State Farm Dropping Auto Rates in Louisiana by 2.5%
Jun 5 2008 // State Farm insurance says it’s lowering auto coverage rates in Louisiana by an average of 2.5 percent at the end of June. The company says that represents an annual savings of $22.4 million to its customers. State...
Fitch Affirms State Farm’s ‘AA+ Ratings; Stable Outlook
Jun 4 2008 // Fitch Ratings has affirmed its ‘AA+’ Insurer Financial Strength (IFS) ratings on State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, State Farm Life Insurance Company and State Farm Life and Accident Assurance...
Dispute Between State Farm and Texas Goes On
Jun 2 2008 // State Farm Insurance does not have to refund consumers some $650 million in alleged overcharges while its dispute with Texas regulators over homeowner rates is reviewed. A state appeals court ruled the insurer was denied...
Auto Insurers Seek to Attract Latinos
Jun 2 2008 // Majority of advertising appearing in Spanish language media Automobile insurers are hungering for the Hispanic market’s premium dollars, according to a new report by Hispanic Market Weekly that analyzed marketing and...
Oregon Collision Shops Give State Farm High Customer Service Marks
Jun 2 2008 // State Farm and smaller Northwest insurers are among the best at taking care of customers after an accident. Some larger insurers — Progressive, Allstate, Safeco and Farmers Insurance — are among the worst. That was the...
Miss. Approves 2.9% State Farm Auto Insurance Rate Cut
May 28 2008 // In less than 30 days, a number of Mississippi automobile insurance policyholders could see a premium rate reduction of up to an average of 2.9 percent as the result of a rate filing approved by Commissioner of Insurance...
Rate Dispute Between State Farm and Texas Regulators Continues
May 27 2008 // State Farm Insurance does not have to refund consumers some $650 million in alleged overcharges while its dispute with Texas regulators over homeowner rates is reviewed. A state appeals court has ruled the insurer was...
Oregon Collision Shops Give State Farm High Customer Service Marks
May 27 2008 // State Farm and several smaller Northwest-based auto insurers continue to be among the best at taking care of their customers after an accident. And some of the other larger, best-known insurers –including...
Mississippi Lawyer Ordered to Release Records to State Farm
May 19 2008 // A federal judge has ordered Mississippi attorney Richard “Dickie” Scruggs to turn over policyholder records to State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. within 15 days. Bloomington, Ill.-based State Farm is entitled to...
State Farm Files Request for California Rate Increase
May 19 2008 // Reflecting the general upward trends in the cost of property and liability insurance claims, State Farm General Insurance Co. has filed a request for an average statewide 6.9 percent rate increase with the California...
