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J.D. Power: Small Businesses Eye Insurance Provider Trust, Loyalty and Brand Advocacy

Trust impacts customer satisfaction, loyalty and brand advocacy more than other factors when small businesses choose a commercial insurance provider, a new survey shows. A J.D. Power 2024 U.S. Small Commercial Insurance Study showed that among small businesses with the …

Court Rules Lyft is a Motor Carrier and State Farm Can Be Sued Directly

Georgia lawmakers this year put an end to direct-action lawsuits against trucking companies’ insurers, but that did not come soon enough to bar litigation brought by people involved in accidents with ride-sharing services. The Georgia Court of Appeals this week …

Allstate, State Farm Sued Over $4 Billion Maui Fire Settlement

A half-dozen Maui wildfire victims sued a group of insurers, including State Farm and Allstate, accusing them of throwing a wrench into a tentative $4 billion deal to settle their claims. The lawsuit filed Friday in state court in Maui …

State Farm Seeking Large Rate Increases in Wildfire-Prone California

State Farm has applied for large rate increases in California, a year after the carrier got rate approvals of 7% and 20%—adding fuel to a burning homeowners crisis in a state that’s seen an increasing number of carriers pullback or …

AM Best Downgrades State Farm General Ratings

Roughly a week after State Farm announced that it would nonrenew tens of thousands of homeowners and commercial apartment policies in California, AM Best has downgraded the company that offered those policies. Last week, State Farm cited its responsibility to …

Louisiana’s Temple Seeks Reform in Response to State Farm’s California Changes

Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple pointed to State Farm’s decision to non-renew policies in the California market as a warning for lawmakers to modernize Louisiana’s regulatory framework and address legal system abuse – or risk insurers leaving the catastrophe-prone state. …

State Farm Sets Another Record With $14B Underwriting Loss in 2023

A year after recording the largest underwriting loss in the company’s 100-year history, State Farm eclipsed it in 2023. The underwriting loss figure climbed to $14 billion for 2023, with a nearly $5 billion underwriting loss for property lines outpacing …

Idaho: Insurer that Settled with Tortfeasor Can’t Demand Subrogation Suit by Insured

An insurer that reached a settlement with a motorist who caused a crash cannot deny a underinsured motorist claim on the basis that its policyholder failed to comply with the terms of her auto policy by not filing a subrogation …

State Farm Seeking to Recover $1.5M from Owners of Collapsed Garage

The collapse of a New York City garage in April was caused by the negligence of the owners of the building, according to State Farm, which is suing them to recover $1.5 million in payments to the garage’s customers who …

Employee with Overactive Bladder Sues State Farm for Discrimination, Retaliation

A Georgia woman who was employed by State Farm Automobile Insurance Co. for 20 years is suing the insurer alleging she was discriminated and retaliated against because of her bladder disability. The employee, Elisa Brown, was diagnosed with overactive bladder …