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Increasing Cost of Claims Drives State Farm Out of Calif. Property Market

An insurer group was quick to respond over the weekend after State Farm announced it will cease accepting new applications for business and personal lines property/casualty in California to deal with increased risks and higher construction costs. The American Property …

Material, Labor Price Hikes Driving Increases in Claim Costs

The COVID-19 pandemic is causing a sharp increase in the price of materials and labor and driving increases in property claim costs, experts said during a webinar hosted by ATI Restoration on Tuesday. “We’ve never seen lumber move this drastically …