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State Farm to Raise Wildfire Rates After Wildfire Losses

Season 2025 Episode 369

State Farm secured approval to raise insurance rates by up to 38% after citing major wildfire losses. Consumer advocates opposed the hike, but the Insurance Commissioner approved it as a temporary measure pending a full hearing later this year.

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