{"id":24789,"date":"2026-02-27T17:33:19","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T17:33:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/?p=859946"},"modified":"2026-02-27T17:33:19","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T17:33:19","slug":"state-farm-to-issue-136m-in-dividends-to-louisiana-drivers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lifeinsurance-orleans.ca\/index.php\/2026\/02\/27\/state-farm-to-issue-136m-in-dividends-to-louisiana-drivers\/","title":{"rendered":"State Farm to Issue $136M in Dividends to Louisiana Drivers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/03\/State-Farm-HQ-Bloomington-AdobeStock-580x387.jpeg\"><\/p>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/03\/State-Farm-HQ-Bloomington-AdobeStock-scaled.jpeg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<ul class=\"nav nav-tabs tabs tabs-entry\">\n<li class=\"active\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/news\/southcentral\/2026\/02\/27\/859946.htm\">Article<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/news\/southcentral\/2026\/02\/27\/859946.htm?comments\" rel=\"nofollow\">0 Comments<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"article-content clearfix\">\n<p>State Farm will issue dividends to Louisiana drivers totaling $136 million following stronger than expected underwriting performances nationally.<\/p>\n<p>State Farm, which writes approximately 30% of the personal auto insurance market in Louisiana, will send the dividend to policyholders this summer, according to an announcement from the Louisiana Department of Insurance.<\/p>\n<div class=\"bzn bzn-sized bzn-intext\">\n<ins data-revive-zoneid=\"79\" data-revive-topics=\"personal-auto\" data-revive-companies=\"statefarm\" data-revive-block=\"1\" data-revive-id=\"36eb7c2bd3daa932a43cc2a8ffbed3a9\"><\/ins> <\/div>\n<p>Drivers who had a State Farm Mutual Private Passenger Auto Voluntary Preferred policy in force as of Dec. 31, 2025, will receive an average payment of $138 per vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday\u2019s news is a great example that when an insurance company\u2019s total losses go down\u2014whether through a national trend of fewer accidents or legal reform at the state level\u2014that company\u2019s customers should directly benefit through lower premiums,\u201d Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Louisiana private passenger auto premiums declined by an average of -5.8% in 2025,<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagtag\"> <span class=\"tagtag\">Topics<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/location\/louisiana\/\" class=\"btn btn-sm btn-primary tagtag\">Louisiana<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/personal-auto\/\" class=\"btn btn-sm btn-primary tagtag\">Personal Auto<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/company\/statefarm\/\" class=\"btn btn-sm btn-primary tagtag\">State Farm<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-poll\" data-post=\"859946\">\n<div class=\"article-poll-vote\">\n<p>Was this article valuable?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-poll-feedback voted-no\">\n<form class=\"feedback-form\">\n<p>Thank you! 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