Flood Insurance Is Getting More Expensive In Illinois

15/07/2025 15 min
Flood Insurance Is Getting More Expensive In Illinois

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Episode Synopsis

State Farm will raise home insurance premiums for new and current Illinois customers starting mid-July, saying it’s getting too expensive. In 2024, the company said it paid out more in claims than it collected in premiums. Illinois residents will see an average increase of 27%. Reset hears how this could affect residents, with Nedra Sims-Fears, executive director of the Greater Chatham Initiative, and Kaila Lariviere, manager of Chicago’s Office of Emergency Management and Communications.

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