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However, early on, policyholders told The Times that the company was being “stingy,” particularly in how it handled smoke-damage claims.

One lawsuit is a proposed class action and seeks to have policyholders compensated for the alleged higher premiums they paid.

Any assessments that exceed those limits can be completely passed on to policyholders.

Those private insurers can then temporarily add surcharges to the premiums paid by their own policyholders to recoup 50% of that, or $500,000.

Survivors of the Eaton fire gathered Thursday morning in Pasadena to condemn State Farm’s alleged mishandling of a slew of claims by policyholders who suffered losses in the blaze.