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California's second-largest home insurer to increase rates this fall
Farmers Insurance Group, California's second-largest home insurer, will increase rates by 1.5% for nearly 915,000 homeowners.
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According to ABC7 Bay Area’s source item, California’s second-largest home insurer to increase rates this fall, Farmers Insurance Group, California’s second-largest home insurer, will increase rates by 1.5% for nearly 915,000 homeowners.
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The development sits in VINI’s Bay Area file for local readers tracking public services, civic decisions, transportation, housing, safety, and community life across the Bay Area. The original report is linked so readers can check the source account, follow later updates, and compare new coverage against the first published record. The source item is dated 2026-05-14T22:37:02+00:00.
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- California's second-largest home insurer to increase rates this fallABC7 Bay Area - 2026-05-14T22:37:02+00:00
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