June 12 - State Launches Investigation into State Farm’s Wildfire Claims Handling

California’s Insurance Commissioner has opened an investigation into State Farm following complaints from Eaton and Palisades fire survivors who say the insurer delayed or mishandled their claims. The review will examine whether State Farm violated state consumer protection laws while managing over 13,000 claims tied to the January wildfires. 

In a statement to the Associated Press, California Fire Victims Law Center co-founder Kiley Grombacher said, “State Farm is unjustly denying legitimate smoke damage claims, forcing families already harmed by the Eaton and Palisades fires to make the impossible choice of living in toxic homes or paying tens of thousands out of pocket for remediation. We stand ready to hold State Farm accountable.”