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AxAdvocacy Expands to California with Marty Wilson at the Helm of New State Practice
- Seven households from Altadena, Pacific Palisades, and Sierra Madre sued State Farm on Monday for allegedly misleading and underinsuring them after the January Palisades and Eaton fires destroyed their homes.
- The lawsuit followed California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara’s June 12 announcement of a formal investigation into State Farm’s wildfire claims handling after receiving numerous consumer complaints.
- State Farm has received over 12,800 fire-related claims, paid more than $4.03 billion, and is cooperating with the Department of Insurance while claim handlers assist customers on the ground.
- The insurer received a $400 million advance and a 17% rate increase was approved from June 1 to stabilize its California business amid ongoing payouts and a market conduct examination expected to last months.
- The investigation could require State Farm to compensate delayed or denied claims and suggests possible reforms due to troubling claims patterns, with homeowners seeking relief to rebuild under insufficient coverage limits.
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State Farm, After $1.2 Million Payout, Enters Fire Damage Suit vs. DWP
A judge Tuesday granted State Farm Insurance’s request to intervene as a party in a lawsuit filed against the Department of Water and Power by an Eagle Rock resident and her housemate, who allege a defectively maintained power pole and transformer caused so much electricity to enter their home that a fire broke out in its interior. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Wendy Chang granted the insurer’s unopposed motion. State Farm contended it had a …
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AxAdvocacy Expands to California with Marty Wilson at the Helm of New State Practice
WASHINGTON, June 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- AxAdvocacy, a leading public affairs and government relations firm, today announced its expansion into California with the addition of longtime political strategist and public affairs veteran Marty Wilson. Wilson will serve as a principal,…
California Launches Probe Into State Farm’s Handling of LA Wildfire Insurance Claims
The California Department of Insurance (CDI) has launched an investigation into State Farm General’s handling of claims following the Eaton and Palisades Fires in January, California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara said on June 12. Lara said that Californians should receive what they are owed from insurance companies without facing delays that can cause consumers to give up on filing a claim. The California Department of Insurance urged thos…
L.A. County fire victims sue State Farm for negligence, claim they were ‘grossly underinsured’
Six couples and one individual who lost their homes in the devastating Los Angeles County fires are suing State Farm, claiming that they were misled by the insurance company and that their homes were deliberately and “grossly underinsured.” The lawsuit, filed in Los Angeles Coutny Superior Court on Monday, alleges that State Farm General — the California home insurer that is part of Bloomington, Ill.-based State Farm Group — took advantage of ho…
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