State Farm executive fired over comments on premium hikes

State Farm executive fired over comments on premium hikes after California wildfires
A State Farm executive was fired over an undercover video of comments he made about the insurer's California rate hike request in the wake of the devastating Los Angeles area wildfires.
State Farm executive fired over comments about rate hikes
Haden Kirkpatrick, a top State Farm executive, said he was fired after being recorded in an undercover video making disparaging remarks about Pacific Palisades homeowners.
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A State Farm executive has been fired following the release of a recording where he said the company’s California rate hikes are “kind of” orchestrated, according to a Los Angeles Times story.
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Haden Kirkpatrick said State Farm’s decision to pull out of California’s insurance market was a calculated move in response to state regulations and financial concerns.
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Kirkpatrick, who joined State Farm in 2021 and had started his insurance career in 2015 with Esurance, told the LA Times that the secret video was filmed during a Tinder date – which he now thinks was a set-up.
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The video appears to have been recorded sometime after the Southern California wildfires, and references the Palisades Fire in particular.
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A State Farm executive has been fired after he was secretly recorded alleging that the insurance company hiked rates for California homeowners reeling from the devastating Los Angeles wildfires. Haden Kirkpatrick,
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