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State Farm Not Satisfied with 17% Rate Hike in California; Asks for Nearly 30%
Breitbart ^ | 05/20/2025 | Joel B. Pollak

Posted on 05/20/2025 1:20:10 PM PDT by ChicagoConservative27

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To: Amendment10

Yes, along with all the other mismanagement issues from liberal government leaders it won’t allow insurance companies to recoup.


21 posted on 05/20/2025 1:57:05 PM PDT by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

If they raise rates like that in Texas, Goodbye State Farm


22 posted on 05/20/2025 1:58:37 PM PDT by antidemoncrat (In a way ge is right as)
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To: BipolarBob

It is all about figuring the odds. To make money in any investment we take into account odds of success. I carried home insurance since 1970. Never needed to use it. Tornadoes hit 0.005% of homes. Chance of success is 99.995%.
I like those odds. I am enjoying many cruises with money saved on home insurance, auto collision insurance.


23 posted on 05/20/2025 1:59:12 PM PDT by Bobbyvotes
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To: ChicagoConservative27

https://www.insurance.ca.gov/0400-news/0100-press-releases/2024/release062-2024.cfm

https://calmatters.org/commentary/2024/12/insurance-california-crisis-ricardo-lara/

Sacramento bears a lot of responsibility for this...


24 posted on 05/20/2025 2:00:02 PM PDT by mewzilla (Swing away, Mr. President, swing away!)
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To: ConservativeMind

State Farm increases rates in other states to cover CA losses.


25 posted on 05/20/2025 2:00:39 PM PDT by Bobbyvotes
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To: bankwalker

Insurance contracts are financial services and thus regulated at the state level and can be quite different from state to state. ...
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Problems arise when leftist states like California regulate insurance for wealth redistribution and cross-subsidization of risk prone areas, rather to promote honesty and ample risk reserves. Insurance companies should abandon the state while they still can.


26 posted on 05/20/2025 2:02:23 PM PDT by Socon-Econ (adi)
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To: Mean Daddy

You got lucky good for you


27 posted on 05/20/2025 2:05:12 PM PDT by Vaduz
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To: ConservativeMind

As someone who has had 3 State Farm policies cancelled the last 6 months, I agree with everything you wrote. I don’t blame State Farm for walking away.


28 posted on 05/20/2025 2:05:19 PM PDT by BookmanTheJanitor
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To: Flaming Conservative
Because as everyone knows, insurance companies don’t lose money.

Insurance companies that lose money do not remain viable. They cannot insure other customers. Insurance is a pooled resource. If the resource is insufficient no one else is insured.
29 posted on 05/20/2025 2:06:28 PM PDT by af_vet_1981 ( The bus came by and I got on, That's when it all began.)
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To: Bobbyvotes

It hasn’t, yet, but I understand its Mutual company has dipped into funding from those other states.

It’s lost its money on California and isn’t getting it back.

Every other California insurer is surely doing the same.

California wants to steal from its people and the rest of the country, for its Utopia.


30 posted on 05/20/2025 2:08:25 PM PDT by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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To: Red Badger
Jake needs a new gig....................

How bout a new new race or ethnicity.

He did go from Caucasian to African-American.

How 'bout Jaime, I think that is Latino for Jacob.

31 posted on 05/20/2025 2:13:20 PM PDT by Biblebelter
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Dealing with them right now with a tree on our home.

Already got rid of one incompetent adjuster. Really dragging their feet (they want you to give up).

Changing companies after this is all done.


32 posted on 05/20/2025 2:18:55 PM PDT by RushIsMyTeddyBear ("Uncle Sugar" is being audited and having an enema.)
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To: Bobbyvotes
#25: "State Farm increases rates in other states to cover CA losses."

Citation, please.

33 posted on 05/20/2025 2:26:12 PM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie ( O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is gracious, and His mercy endures forever. — Psalm 106)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

just curious?? If the Government can tell you how much you can charge and they can tell you how much you have to pay out in damages, why do business here in the first place???


34 posted on 05/20/2025 2:55:54 PM PDT by eyeamok
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To: Governor Dinwiddie

My own rates is my confirmed example. Why did my rates for car insurance doubled in 18 months? I never had an accident or claim in 60 years of driving. Obviously State farm is using me to cover cost of other drivers.

Why did my home insurance jumped 30% in 2 years when I have never filed a claim?
Obviously State Farm is using me to cover cost of others. I don’t need any more evidence than that.


35 posted on 05/20/2025 3:13:48 PM PDT by Bobbyvotes
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To: ChicagoConservative27

State Farm sucks. They screwed me over when I had a house fire and ended my insurance midway though the rebuild.

I swore I would talk $hit about them till I die every time their name come up.


36 posted on 05/20/2025 3:23:28 PM PDT by packrat35 (Pureblood! No clot shot for me!)
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To: RushIsMyTeddyBear

State Farm is the worst. I feel your pain. They dragged out my claim and I had to live in a motel for 11 months. Cancelled my insurance midway though. I will never stop talking $hit about them...


37 posted on 05/20/2025 3:27:04 PM PDT by packrat35 (Pureblood! No clot shot for me!)
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To: Bobbyvotes
I totally believe you. But do you live in California or another state?

Insurance pools (as far as I know) are state by state. That is to say, what happens in California, stays in California. State Farm in West Virginia shouldn't be raising rates based on what happens to State Farm policy holders in California.

I could be totally wrong; that's why I was looking for a definitive reference. No aspersion on you at all.

38 posted on 05/20/2025 3:30:36 PM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie ( O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is gracious, and His mercy endures forever. — Psalm 106)
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To: packrat35

Have you found a better insurance company? I have State Farm...just asking.


39 posted on 05/20/2025 3:42:55 PM PDT by WHATNEXT? (I think)
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To: ConservativeMind

I was thinking the same thing. Insurance companies exist to make money, just like any business. If they cannot have rates commensurate with risk plus a reasonable profit, they should bail. Admittedly, they have been greedy little bastages at times and deny legitimate claims, but I am with them on this one.


40 posted on 05/20/2025 3:55:31 PM PDT by power2 (JMJ)
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