California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara has provisionally accepted State Farm General’s request for an emergency 22% rate hike. State Farm, the state’s largest home insurer, made this request due to the company’s “dire” financial situation after the deadly and destructive Los Angeles County wildfires.

Lara’s conditions are that State Farm, the state’s biggest provider of homeowners insurance, commit to pause canceling and not renewing policies through the end of this year. He also is asking that its parent company,

California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara announced Friday he has "provisionally" approved State Farm's rate hike of 22% as the company reports dealing with financial struggles stemming from the Los Angeles wildfires.