State Farm, rate hikes

State Farm executive fired over comments about rate hikes
Haden Kirkpatrick, a top State Farm executive, said he was fired after being recorded in an undercover video making disparaging remarks about Pacific Palisades homeowners.
State Farm exec fired over jaw-dropping comments about LA wildfire rate hikes, victims in secret recording
A State Farm executive has been fired after he was secretly recorded alleging the insurance company hiked rates for California homeowners reeling from the LA wildfires.
State Farm fires executive who discussed prospect of more California nonrenewals in undercover video
A State Farm executive has been fired after an undercover video of him discussing the company’s request for insurance rate hikes in California and appearing to denigrate residents of the fire-devastated Pacific Palisades region of Los Angeles circulated online.
California Insurance Commissioner meets with State Farm regarding rate hike request
California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara, representatives from State Farm General and Consumer Watchdog, a consumer advocacy group, met in person on Wednesday to discuss the insurance company’s recent price hike request.
California insurance chief says he’s near ‘solution’ on State Farm rate hike
State Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara said that he expects to announce “a solution” to an emergency rate hike request from State Farm this week that could see the insurer shoulder a portion of the financial responsibility to cover losses from the historic Los Angeles County firestorms in early January.
State Farm’s CEO for California discusses financial turmoil in unprecedented transcript
State Farm has given Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara a stark choice: approve a rate increase consumer advocates say amount to $600 per household, or run the risk that California’s largest insurer may drop even more policies across the state.
Secret video: State Farm exec appears to confess to manipulating California insurance rate hikes
The video appears to have been recorded sometime after the Southern California wildfires, and references the Palisades Fire in particular.
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State Farm estimates $7.6 billion in LA wildfire losses, continues seeking interim rate request
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