State Farm, California's largest home insurer, said Thursday it will offer renewals to all of its 250,000 L.A. County residential policyholders slated to have been dropped, not just those in fire rava
About 1,600 policies for Pacific Palisades homeowners were dropped by State Farm in July, the state insurance office says.
Some, though, have taken it further, going after Kevin Miles, the Los Angeles-based actor who plays Jake from State Farm. A months-old Instagram post where Miles thanked everyone for birthday wishes became a breeding ground of backlash, where people tied his work to State Farm’s cancellations.
Insurance company State Farm has abandoned its plan to run a commercial in the coming Super Bowl, saying its focus is on supporting Los Angeles residents as wildfires there continue burning.
Since the wildfires broke out in early January, State Farm’s claims department has fielded over 7,400 home and auto claims, State Farm said.
State Farm, one of the largest insurers in California, announced Wednesday that it will offer policy renewals to homeowners impacted by the wildfires that erupted in the Los Angeles area last week, following previous plans to drop coverage.
State Farm said it was backing out of its plan to air an ad during the upcoming Super Bowl due to the wildfires in Southern California.
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State Farm will reverse its cancellation of home and commercial protection policies in 22 Los Angeles counties amid the catastrophe caused by the wildfires.
Following its announcement that it would pause non-renewals for policyholders to ensure coverage for Los Angeles County residents impacted by wildfires, State Farm on Thursday, Jan. 16, reported receiving 7,850 home and auto claims with numbers expected to rise as damages are assessed.
The Los Angeles Rams brought as much of home as they could with them to Glendale's State Farm Stadium, and it helped them win a playoff game.
Months before the Los Angeles wildfires sparked, State Farm’s California arm was already in trouble, it told state regulators. Its policyholder surplus — the cash it has on hand to pay out claims — had dropped from more than $4 billion in 2016 down to just $1.