Allstate is looking to raise insurance rates for some California customers by 34% as the insurance giant weighs its future in the Golden State.
Allstate, one of California’s largest insurers, wants to raise its homeowners’ rates by an average of 34%, which could be the largest increase this year. The rate hike would impact more than 350,000 policyholders if approved by the state's Department of Insurance, according to the Los Angeles Times. Last year, the insurance giant filed for a 39.6% rate increase and, in January, successfully amended its request to 34.1%, the outlet said, citing the state's Department of Insurance.
consumer advocacy group, Consumer Watchdog, is demanding that Allstate provides more data to homeowners on why the massive hike is necessary. "Allstate is using secret algorithms to decide whether homeowners are at high risk of wildfire and how much they will pay. We’re pushing the company to explain that pricing and disclose to consumers exactly what is raising their premiums," Carmen Balber, president of Consumer Watchdog, told the outlet.
State Farm, which is California's largest home insurer, announced in March that it would not renew 72,000 property owner policies. Their refusal of coverage joins Farmers and other local companies. Many insurance firms have threatened to pull out of the Golden State unless California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara implements a survival strategy for the industry.
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