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California says State Farm violated the law in handling of insurance claims after 2025 LA wildfires

California says State Farm violated the law in handling of insurance claims after 2025 LA wildfires


SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s top insurance regulator says the state is seeking millions of dollars in penalties from State Farm after an investigation found the insurance company violated state law while handling claims from the 2025 Los Angeles-area wildfires.

The state's insurance commissioner says Monday that State Farm violated the law hundreds of times.

The investigation launched last June found that the state’s largest home insurer was delaying and mishandling claims regarding damage to survivors' homes and possible contamination from smoke from the Palisades and Eaton fires.

The department looked at 220 random claims filed to State Farm and found nearly 400 violations.

State Farm didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.