State Farm asked California on Monday if it could hike home insurance rates in the state by an average of 22% to address what it has claimed was a potentially “dire situation” related to payouts from the devastating Los Angeles-area wildfires The insurer claimed that it has paid out more than $1 billion to California policyholders affected by the wildfires after receiving nearly 9,

California's largest private insurer, State Farm, on Monday urged the state's insurance regulator to approve an emergency hike in rates to help offset the hefty payouts the company is making after devastating wildfires in Los Angeles last month.

After nearly a month, the Palisades and Eaton fires in Los Angeles County have reached 100% containment, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. The two blazes started on Jan.

Grammy Awards have opened with a special performance by the Los Angeles band Dawes, two brothers whose homes were destroyed in the recent wildfires. The duo were joined on stage by former Grammy winners including Sheryl Crow,

The 67th Grammy Awards have been transformed by the Los Angeles area wildfires — but the show is already highlighting the city's resiliency. The award show kicked off Sunday night at LA's Crypto.com Arena in high spirits,