State Farm Pays $775,000 Settlement In Minn.

NU Online News Service, Dec. 5, 4:30 p.m. EST?State Farm Insurance has paid Minnesota $775,000 in penalties andcosts to settle allegations of improperly rejecting auto injurytreatment claims and other illegal practices, the state's topinsurance regulator said today.

Minnesota Commerce Commissioner Jim Bernstein said the paymentwas part of a settlement in which the Bloomington, Ill.-basedcompany, while admitting no wrongdoing, had agreed to change itsbusiness practices for auto and homeowners insurance.

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