Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara on Friday rejected State Farm General's request for an emergency 22% home insurance rate hike due to the Los Angeles fires unless the insurer can provide more evidence it is warranted.

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State Farm wants to raise homeowner insurance rates by 22 percent average to stanch its “financial deterioration” after the L.A. fires.