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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.
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.
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.
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.
State Farm, the largest homeowners insurance company in California, jolted residents last year by announcing it would not renew 30,000 policies. That included about 8,100 homeowners in communities ravaged by the current wildfires, state officials said.
The Los Angeles Rams took the time to thank the Arizona Cardinals and Phoenix area for their hospitality over the past week.
State Farm will not be advertising during the Super Bowl as originally planned, as their attention will be on helping the people of Los Angeles. State Farm said in a news release sent to WMBD that their main focus is to help their customers who have been impacted by the tragedy
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.
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.