In a Feb. 14 letter, Lara informed State Farm that the company had not met the burden of proof required for emergency property rate increases of 15% to 38%. He requested additional data and scheduled a meeting at the end of the month with the carrier and intervenor Consumer Watchdog.

Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara on Monday rejected State Farm General's request for an emergency 22% home insurance rate hike due to the Los Angeles fires unless the insurer can provide more evidence it is warranted.

California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara rejected State Farm’s “emergency” premium increase of 22% on average for California homeowners.

State Insurance Commish Ricardo Lara has turned down a request by State Farm General to raise home insurance rates by an average 22%.

Commissioner Ricardo Lara scheduled a meeting with State Farm to hear their justification for the rate increase.

State Farm pointed out that over the last nine years, the lack of alignment between price and risk means that for every $1 collected in premium, State Farm General paid

State Farm responded by saying that it “must seriously consider its options within the California insurance market going forward.”

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