California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara has provisionally accepted State Farm General’s request for an emergency 22% rate hike. State Farm, the state’s largest home insurer, made this request due to the company’s “dire” financial situation after the deadly and destructive Los Angeles County wildfires.

California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara announced Friday he has "provisionally" approved State Farm's rate hike of 22% as the company reports dealing with financial struggles stemming from the Los Angeles wildfires.

California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara said he plans to approve a 22% emergency rate increase for State Farm policyholders, pending a public hearing next month, in a move aimed at stabilizing the state’s insurance market after the Los Angeles area’s devastating wildfires.