State Farm Insurance Group said this week that it has paid out $1.75 billion on approximately 9,500 claims filed as a result of the January wildfires in Los Angeles County. Direct losses reported and unreported is estimated to be $7.
In the wake of last month’s Los Angeles fires, California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara rejected State Farm’s “emergency” premium increase of 22% on average for California homeowners, setting up what could be a highly consequential showdown ...