State Farm News
GEICO, The Hartford, Farmers, Erie Insurance Among Additional Carriers Pursuing Customer Coronavirus Relief
A new round of insurers has implemented auto insurance rebates, premium reductions, donations and other measures to help customers impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. Their actions follow earlier, ...
State Farm to Leave Banking Business Through New Strategic Alliance
State Farm is getting out of the banking business. The property/casualty insurer said it has formed a strategic alliance with U.S. Bank, allowing it to assume State Farm Bank's existing deposit and ...
Adjuster’s Comment About ‘Homeys’ Enough to Allow Discrimination Claim to Proceed
A claims adjuster's comments about "homeys" and "you people" when talking to a South Chicago property owner were enough to merit further proceedings on a discrimination claim against State Farm Fire ...
GEICO, Following Progressive and Others, Adds Telematics to Track Driver Behavior
Berkshire Hathaway's GEICO auto insurer has joined the ranks of carriers using telematics to track and improve driver behavior—after resisting for years. Berkshire Hathaway's GEICO has been one of ...
State Farm Boosts Its Use of ‘Real Time’ Telematics
The nation's largest insurer has stepped up its investment in telematics, announcing this week an upgrade to its usage-based insurance program that allows policyholders to check on their driving ...
State Farm, Allstate Sue Doctors and Pain-Management Clinics, Alleging Billing Fraud
Two insurance carriers filed separate lawsuits recently against medical doctors and their pain-management clinics, accusing them of submitting bills for unnecessary medical procedures performed on ...
At Long Last, an Insurance Company Proud of Its Human Agents—and Telling the World
A recent social media debate on insurance innovation was sparked by a State Farm TV ad in which the insurance giant celebrates the superiority of its thousands of human insurance agents compared to ...
State Farm Testing Blockchain Tech for Auto Claims-Related Subrogation
State Farm said it is testing a blockchain product for auto claims-related subrogation. Subrogation is typically the last part of an insurance claims process, where one insurance company recovers ...