California insurance regulators have “provisionally” approved State Farm’s request for a steep rate hike for homeowners following the devasting Los Angeles wildfires. On Friday, Insurance Commissioner ...

The Santa Barbara Independent republishes stories from CalMatters.org on state and local issues impacting readers in Santa Barbara County. State Farm can raise homeowner and other rates starting next ...

California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara recently rejected State Farm’s request for “emergency” rate increases, setting up what could be a highly consequential showdown with the state’s biggest ...

A week after winning emergency approval to raise Californians’ home insurance premiums, State Farm is seeking to boost that rate hike even higher to 30%. On May 13, the state’s largest insurance ...

California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara said he would approve State Farm’s emergency 22% rate increase to offset claims from January’s firestorms in the Los Angeles area if the insurer can ...