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Podcast: News For Reasonable People
Episode: #2,728 - State Farm warns of ‘dire’ financial situation in California, asks for ‘emergency’ rate hike
Description: State Farm’s decision to pull its 2025 Super Bowl ad was prompted by the wildfires that continue to impact the Los Angeles area. With the company’s absence from the Big Game, no insurance firm is slated to appear in this year’s live telecast.
Not having ads with Jake from State Farm, Flo from Progressive or the Geico Gecko during the game might seem unusual, but it reflects an ongoing trend of declining ad spend from the biggest insurers in the U.S.
Advertising spend from the insurance indust...