The California Insurance Department is formally investigating State Farm over the ‘significant’ number of complaints about its handling of claims from Los Angeles fire survivors.

Unprecedented approval for State Farm after L.A. fires means it can raise premiums in California next month.

Covered California will waive deductibles for many patients, and continue generous subsidies, but a projected 9.6% rate hike signals that runaway health care costs are back after five years of low premium increases.