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State Farm’s Emergency Homeowners Rate Hike Gets OK in California
State Farm General can move ahead with a proposal to raise California homeowners rates on an emergency interim basis, following years of financial stresses that depleted its surplus and billions of ...
California Commissioner ‘Provisionally’ OKs State Farm’s Rate Request
California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara provisionally approved State Farm General's request for a 22 percent interim rate hike, the California Department of Insurance announced on Friday. The ...
Arthur J. Gallagher to Acquire Woodruff Sawyer for $1.2B
Insurance brokerage Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Woodruff Sawyer for $1.2 billion. Andy Barrengos, chairman and CEO of San Francisco-based Woodruff ...
Sentry Transformation Saves ‘Tens of Thousands of Hours’ With AI in Claims
It would be hard to find a better testimonial to the power of artificial intelligence than what you'll get when you speak to people overseeing an AI and technology transformation at Sentry ...
USAA Becomes 3rd Insurer to Report $1B-Plus in LA Wildfire Losses
USAA has paid out more than $1 billion for the Los Angeles wildfires, making it the third insurer to report $1 billion or more in payouts for the destructive blazes that burned thousands of ...
Insurance Payouts at $4B and Counting for LA Wildfires
Preliminary data show insurance companies have paid out more than $4 billion for losses from the biggest two of the Los Angeles-area wildfires that swept through the region and destroyed tens of ...
The Most Important 2025 Los Angeles Wildfire Stories; Latest Loss Estimates
As firefighters gain more control over what have become the most destructive wildfires in U.S. history in a matter of days, the scale of the destruction and losses is becoming clearer. Despite the ...
Insured Losses From Los Angeles Wildfires Rising: $8B to $20B
With aerial firefighting returning as strong Southern California winds died down for a bit, damage assessments from a handful of destructive Los Angeles area blazes are sure to become ...