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State Farm can soon start raising premiums by 17% for its California home insurance customers. State Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara approved the rate hike Tuesday. The insurance giant says it will help rebuild its capital after the Los Angeles wildfires. The new rates also include a 38% hike for rental owners and 15% for tenants to start in June. State Farm will get a $400 million cash infusion from its parent company and agree to halt nonrenewals through the end of 2025.
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FILE - A firefighter battles the Palisades Fire as it burns a structure in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, Jan. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope, File)
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FILE - The devastation from the Palisades Fire is shown in an aerial view in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, Monday, Jan. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
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FILE - Smoke rises as fires spread through the Brasilia National Forest, Brazil, in the middle of the dry season, Sept. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres, File)
The family of a pilot who died when his helicopter crashed while fighting a Southern California wildfire in 2020 has reached a $15 million settlement with the company that maintained the aircraft. Michael Fournier was making water drops over hilly, rugged terrain when his bright red Bell UH-1H copter suddenly plunged into a hillside. He was helping battle the Hills Fire burning near the small Central Valley town of Coalinga. A NTSB investigation found the helicopter crashed because of 性视界传媒渁 hydraulic system failure.性视界传媒 Fournier was working with Guardian Helicopters, a Cal Fire contractor. The settlement was paid by Rotorcraft Support.
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FILE - Students listen to instruction from instructor Ben McLane, right, during a wildland firefighter training, June 9, 2023, in Hazel Green, Ala. (AP Photo/George Walker IV, File)
FILE - Wildland firefighter instructor James Klungness-Mshoi, center, gives instructions to students during a wildland firefighter training, June 9, 2023, in Hazel Green, Ala. (AP Photo/George Walker IV, File)
FILE - An instructor shows students how to sharpen a chainsaw, March 18, 2025, in Prescott, Ariz. (AP Photo/ Ty O'Neil, File)