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California regulator mulls State Farm’s request for 22% premium hike for homeowners after LA fires
California's top insurance regulator says he will approve an emergency request from State Farm to raise home insurance rates for roughly a million customers if the company can justify the hike at a public hearing.
California insurance regulators approve State Farm’s request for massive homeowner rate hike
California insurance regulators have “provisionally approved” State Farm’s request for a massive rate hike for homeowners following the devasting Los Angeles wildfires.
California insurance commissioner approves State Farm rate hike — with conditions
Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara said Friday he will approve State Farm’s request for an emergency rate increase, but only if the company’s California arm can justify its need for it at a public hearing next month.
State Farm executive fired over comments on premium hikes after California wildfires
A State Farm executive was fired over an undercover video of comments he made about the insurer's California rate hike request in the wake of the devastating Los Angeles area wildfires.
State Farm can hike rates on California homeowners — if it pauses cancellations and proves need
California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara said today he will grant State Farm’s request to raise home insurance premiums by 22% on average if the company agrees to certain conditions — and wins approval at a public rate hearing next month.
Powerful storm causes mudslides in California, threatens outbreak of tornadoes and wildfires across US this week
A powerful storm dropping drenching rain on flood-prone Southern California is raising concern among forecasters that it ...
3 people in 2 states charged in attempts to defraud FEMA over California wildfire benefit claims
Three individuals have been charged with fraudulently seeking FEMA relief funds by falsely claiming their properties were ...
Breaking: New wildfire reported in Los Angeles County on March 14
A new wildfire was reported today at 4:32 a.m. in Los Angeles County. The wildfire has been burning on private land. At this ...
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California isn't clearing forests fast enough to tame wildfires
To reduce the growing risk of intense wildfires, California is cutting and burning the areas that fuel them – but these ...
Cal Fire rolls out new fire hazard maps for Central California. Up next: L.A.
Cal Fire added over 1.2 million acres in Central California to its fire hazard severity zones. New maps for Southern ...
3 charged with filing false claims for Southern California wildfires to get disaster funds
A Lakewood, a Paramount and a Texas resident face charges for allegedly filing false claims with two illegally receiving ...
California Woman is Reunited with Beloved Cat 2 Months after Wildfire Destroyed Home
The beloved feline was feared dead for two months after the Palisades wildfire in Los Angeles left her family's home in ashes ...
National Parks at Escalated Wildfire Risk, Thanks to DOGE Cuts
Federal workers help maintain millions of acres of protected land — and with climate change intensifying burns, conditions ...
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Rebuilding after the fires: Cleanup efforts push forward despite rain
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and local officials continue debris removal in Palisades and Altadena as the rebuild process begins ...
Fire, lack of students, teacher layoffs: Inside Pasadena Unified’s struggle to stay solvent
Pasadena Unified School District, already reeling from the Eaton fire, faces a multimillion-dollar budget deficit that it aims to lower via staff reductions.