California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara provisionally approved State Farm’s request for a 22% interim homeowners insurance rate hike, the California Department of Insurance announced on Friday. The approval depends on whether the company can justify the rate increase with data during a public hearing scheduled for April 8. In a statement, State Farm said, “It’s … Read more
California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara did not approve an emergency, interim 22% rate request from State Farm, instead calling a meeting with the carrier to get some answers about the carrier’s financial situation and more. State Farm General earlier this month asked the California Department of Insurance to immediately approve interim rate increases, including 22% … Read more
Through a U.S. Dept. of Agriculture – Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) project, the NRCS and its partners have conserved five farms along the Kittatinny Ridge, with more conservation easement acquisitions in progress. The Kittatinny Ridge Conservation Landscape RCPP Project funds “entity-held” farmland and forest easements in a 22-county priority … Read more
