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State Farm told a retired judge his adjuster report was a corporate secret; he lawyered up
14+ hour, 35+ min ago (1284+ words) State Farm is as State Farm does. Then they went after a judge. Retired U. S. Administrative Law Judge James R. Linehan, reflecting on a twist in his own State Farm story from the tidy den of his Edmond home, expressed befuddlement at…...
Long Story Short: Twin Chickasha hearings reveal agents knew of hail claim practice
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1297+ words) Plus, there's a map Both Feb. 19 hearings focused on motions to dismiss portions of cases against State Farm captive agents. Captive agents are not formally employed by State Farm, but are required to sell only State Farm policies. Many of…...
Long Story Short: State Farm delays left dying woman in home with holes, hose for water
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (1792+ words) On December 8, Oklahoma Insurance Department Commissioner Glen Mulready made a remarkable disclosure. Offering details of an ongoing investigation is a problem; Section 309. 4 of Title 36 forbids publicizing the details of open insurance investigations. The press release was not the only time…...
Long Story Short: Too little, too late, too weak - Critics react to proposed insurance legislation | KGOU - Oklahoma's NPR Source
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (1264+ words) The Oklahoma Insurance Department'announced'a package of preliminary legislative proposals that fail to directly address skyrocketing premiums and suggest measures that would make it more difficult for policyholders to fight back, critics say. Tedford, who in November'acknowledged'that there had been discussions…...
Long Story Short: AG intervenes in State Farm lawsuit
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (960+ words) On Nov. 25, Oklahoma City attorney Lance Leffel, representing State Farm, set himself up for a rude surprise. Leffel's opponents were attorneys from Oklahoma City law firm Whitten Burrage, which has waged a years-long'campaign against State Farm'over an alleged scheme to…...
What's being done to bring down Oklahoma's costly home insurance rates?
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (1230+ words) When Rebekah Williams opened her homeowners insurance policy in September, she was shocked by the number she saw. Her rate had incrementally increased in recent years, but the latest jump seemed too high to clear. "I knew that was going…...
Why home insurance is unaffordable, even in places without wildfires or hurricanes
5+ mon, 4+ day ago (1310+ words) The storm blew into Cozad, Neb. , in the wee hours of Saturday, June 29, 2024. The wind felt like a hurricane. The hail was the size of softballs. "I was in the window, I was crying," remembers Soledad Avalos, who has lived…...
It's harder to get home insurance. That's changing communities across the U. S.
5+ mon, 5+ day ago (1479+ words) Home insurance is getting more expensive in the United States, and insurers are pulling back from some regions as the cost of disasters grows. That trend is stretching the limits of what ordinary Americans can afford to protect their homes....
Long Story Short: Lawmakers get earful as Oklahoma home insurance rates skyrocket
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (945+ words) Oklahoma's reputation as a low-cost-of-living state is taking a hit after recent hikes to home insurance premiums, with lawmakers grappling for solutions after getting an earful from constituents." Additional consumer protections are likely to be introduced for the 2026 legislative session…...
Evacuations ordered as wildfire blazes California's famed Napa County
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (394+ words) Evacuation orders are in effect as wildfires blaze across the West, including in California's scenic Napa County. The Pickett Fire, which has burned nearly 4, 690 acres, first sparked Thursday afternoon and continued to rage Saturday with only 7% of the wildfire contained....