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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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