California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara on Thursday said he has launched a formal investigation into State Farm’s handling of thousands of insurance claims from wildfire survivors affected by the Palisades and Eaton wildfires in January.
The California Department of Insurance initiated a market conduct examination of State Farm General Insurance Company, expanding its ongoing investigation into consumer complaints against the insurer.
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The L.A. wildfires killed 29 people, and damaged or destroyed thousands of properties. The fallout of the fires included large losses for major California