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The Big Dog Is Off the Tech Porch: State Farm as ‘Next Gen Good Neighbor’
You’d have to roll back the calendar a few decades to find a time when competitive moves by the nation’s biggest auto and home insurer were described with the phrase, “The big dog is off the porch.” Still, against the …

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According to Insurance Journal’s source item, The Big Dog Is Off the Tech Porch: State Farm as ‘Next Gen Good Neighbor’, You’d have to roll back the calendar a few decades to find a time when competitive moves by the nation’s biggest auto and home insurer were described with the phrase, “The big dog is off the porch.” Still, against the …
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The development sits in VINI’s Technology file for readers following technology, science, product policy, markets, infrastructure, and the public consequences of innovation. 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 2026-05-14T05:05:07+00:00.
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