State Farm Sued by Illinois Amid Probe of Homeowner Premiums (1)

Illinois sued State Farm Fire and Casualty Insurance Co. to force it to provide information for an investigation into the company’s rapidly rising premiums for homeowners.

The state’s insurance regulator alleged that the company has refused to comply with a demand for zip code-level data about its nationwide rates for homeowner insurance.

The state said it asked State Farm for information about its total premiums collected, types of coverage and insurance limits and number of claims against those policies.

“State Farm’s obstruction does not just violate the law,” Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul said in a statement. “It prevents ...