Submitted by Jon Peele (not verified) on Wed, 01/13/2010 - 2:30pm.
State Farm is not the only insurance company. Your best bet is to call an Independent Insurance Agency that will have several carriers to shop from. There were a lot of negative claims against State Farm after Hurricane Katrina for paying out. Then they quit writing policies in some gulf coast states completely. I'd stay away from captive companies because you'll end up having to switch to another insurance agent. An Independent Agent will always be able to shop different company's for you.
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State Farm is not the only insurance company. Your best bet is to call an Independent Insurance Agency that will have several carriers to shop from. There were a lot of negative claims against State Farm after Hurricane Katrina for paying out. Then they quit writing policies in some gulf coast states completely. I'd stay away from captive companies because you'll end up having to switch to another insurance agent. An Independent Agent will always be able to shop different company's for you.