Lawyers: CA ruling impacts homeowners’ fire-related insurance claims
- A California court ruling makes it harder for homeowners to claim insurance for smoke and soot damage unless physical damage is proven, according to Marissa Sinha, a policyholder attorney.
- State Farm has filed for a 22% emergency rate hike for homeowners' policies in California due to wildfires, as reported by the Los Angeles Times.
- Haden Kirkpatrick, a State Farm executive, was fired after being recorded discussing the rate hike and a $5 billion surplus decline.
- Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara is seeking answers from State Farm regarding Kirkpatrick's comments and the rate hike proposal.
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Lawyers: CA ruling impacts homeowners’ fire-related insurance claims
(The Center Square) - Lawyers say a new California court ruling could make it more difficult for property owners to get paid for fire-related insurance claims for smoke and soot damage outside of the burn zone.
State Farm exec fired over jaw-dropping comments about LA wildfire victims in secret recording
A State Farm executive has been fired after he was secretly recorded admitting the insurance company hiked rates for California homeowners reeling from the devastating Los Angeles wildfires.
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