State Farm insurance company provides customers with free Ting sensors

Insurance company - Electrical fire

The insurer is distributing more than one million devices in an effort to help prevent electrical fires. State Farm insurance company has announced that it’s offering its policyholders over one million free Ting sensors as a part of a strategy to reduce the risk of electrical fires. The smart sensor provides home electricity monitoring to help spot hazards that could spark a fire. The insurance company is offering over one million of the Ting sensors to its customers to help those policyholders to be able to detect hazards in their…

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State Farm issues tips for Teen Driver Awareness Month

Teen Driver Awareness Month - Teen in car with car keys

This January, the insurer is reminding parents that setting a good example can make a difference. State Farm is honoring January as Teen Driver Awareness Month by reminding parents that setting a good example can make a difference to their teen’s driving habits and yes, they will get through this. Parental driving habits are the top influence on the behaviors of new young drivers. Teen Driver Awareness Month data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration shows that the driving habits of a young driver’s parents are the top influence…

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Does auto insurance cover damage caused by potholes?

Auto insurance - car driving toward potholes

This time of the year is notorious for wreaking havoc on pavement, which can be damaging to vehicles. The weather across many parts of the country has reached the point when potholes are becoming a growing problem, and auto insurance companies are preparing for claims from drivers with damaged vehicles. Potholes often happen when cracks in pavement fill with water, which then freezes and expands. According to a recent report from State Farm, the first months of every year are the time in which potholes become more prominent. The temperature…

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State Farm’s top location for frozen pipe damage isn’t where you’d think

Frozen Pipe Damage on Building

The insurer has released a list of the top states where water pipes have burst from cold. State Farm has released a list of the top ten states for frozen pipe damage and winter water losses for 2022, and the location at the top of the list might surprise you. Texas was, by quite a large amount, the most expensive state for such damages. Texas claim costs of this nature through State Farm reached approximately $64 million in 2022. As high as the frozen pipe costs were in Texas last…

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State Farm releases winter preparedness tips for auto insurance customers

Winter preparedness - Winter Driving

The insurer is hoping to support its policyholders in avoiding becoming stranded during holiday travel. State Farm is hoping that this holiday season will be easy on its policyholders and has issued winter preparedness tips to its auto insurance policyholders to help them to get where they want to be safely and without finding themselves stranded along the way. Poor road conditions will happen but being ready for it can make all the difference to safety. State Farm has issued a list of helpful tips and tools that all drivers…

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