Inflation, construction costs and intensifying wildfire seasons pushed State Farm to stop taking new homeowners’ insurance applications in California, the insurance giant announced Friday.
Source: Inman News
State Farm exits California homeowners’ insurance market
Published in Agent, california, homeowners insurance, Markets & Economy, natural disaster insurance, natural disaster risk, State Farm, Troy Palmquist and wildfires
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