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Midwest readers also paid close attention to State Farm's decision to implement rate increases in Illinois, and the state's insurance department's unsuccessful efforts at getting the carrier to share insurance data. State Farm Implements 27% Rate Increase for Illinois Homeowners State Farm announced in July that it would begin State Farm implementing a significant rate hike for Illinois homeowners, citing more frequent severe weather events and rising home replacement costs that are driving up the cost and frequency of claims. The rate increases went into effect in July for new business and in August renewals.

According to court documents, Mr. Ford and his coconspirators recruited insurance company employees to pull clients' personal information from legitimate insurance claims. House Bill 1084 prohibits the solicitation or acceptance of an assignment of any post-loss insurance benefit related to property damage under an auto collision or comprehensive policy, residential property insurance policy, or commercial property insurance policy. The couple had qualified for GEICO's accident forgiveness benefit upon his May 2024 auto insurance renewal, and GEICO said it would waive the surcharge associated with the first at-fault accident caused by an eligible driver on the couple's policy.

A criminal complaint released Wednesday paints the picture of a resort owner in financial distress in the weeks and months leading up to the fire. Campbell increased Lutsen's insurance policy through carrier Auto-Owners Insurance in the years preceding the fire, the complaint says. On Oct. 9 and 18, 2024, Campbell signed and submitted a sworn statement and proof of loss attributing the loss to a fire of unknown origins.

The lawsuit claims Farm Bureau Financial committed racketeering, obstruction of justice, and mail fraud or wire fraud. Lawsuit: Farm Bureau Kept Fraudulent Activity Hidden Farm Bureau's special investigations unit (SIU) revealed fraudulent activities by company employees as far back as 2011, the pair allege, but senior management repeatedly kept state regulators in the dark. According to the lawsuit, there were multiple instances of employees committing forgery, including one case of a Kansas agent allegedly forging at least 900 forms for his clients, allegedly with the clients' consent, and another 100 forms without clients' consent.