Public insurance rate-change record
California approved a +3.5% homeowners rate change for Safeco Insurance Company of America
Safeco Insurance Company of America asked to change rates by +6.9%. California approved +3.5%.
This is not your personal renewal price
The percentage is an average for policies covered by this request. Your bill may change by a different amount—or not at all—depending on your coverage, location, discounts, claims, and renewal date.
In plain English: The state approved +3.5% instead of the +6.9% Safeco Insurance Company of America requested—a difference of 3.4 percentage points.
What this means
California has allowed an average +3.5% change for the policies covered by this filing. Customers can still see different changes because insurers price each policy individually.
What happened, in order
May 2, 2023
A requested change of +6.9% was published.
Recorded from Approval and Closed List YTD 12/31/23
May 2, 2023
The department recorded an approved change of +3.5%.
Recorded from Approval and Closed List YTD 12/31/23
See filing dates and official identifiers
- California record number
- 22-491-A
- Industry filing ID (SERFF)
- LBRM-133137024
- Status
- Approved
- Insurance category in the state record
- HOMEOWNERS MULTI-PERIL
- Policy group or program
- VAR. 8E -
- Type of request
- RATE AND VARIANCE
- First published
- March 4, 2022
- Decision or closing date
- May 2, 2023
This company is part of the Safeco group. Companies in the same group can file separate requests and receive different decisions.
See 2 related company filings
These records were submitted together, but each licensed company has its own state record and may receive a different decision.
- First National Insurance Company of America — company asked +6.9%
- Safeco Insurance Company of Illinois — company asked +6.9%
Check the official source records
Every displayed value is tied to a file published by California Department of Insurance. This section is for readers who want to verify the original record.
Where these numbers came from
| Value | As published | How it was read | Retrieved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Approved change | 3.5 | read directly from a spreadsheet cell | August 9, 2026 |
| Closed date | 2023-05-02 | read directly from a spreadsheet cell | August 9, 2026 |
| Company name | SAFECO INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA | read directly from a spreadsheet cell | August 9, 2026 |
| Filing type | RATE AND VARIANCE | read directly from a spreadsheet cell | August 9, 2026 |
| NAIC group | 111 | read directly from a spreadsheet cell | August 9, 2026 |
| Line description | HOMEOWNERS MULTI-PERIL | read directly from a spreadsheet cell | August 9, 2026 |
| Line type | PERSONAL | read directly from a spreadsheet cell | August 9, 2026 |
| NAIC company code | 24740 | read directly from a spreadsheet cell | August 9, 2026 |
| Public notice date | 2022-03-04 | taken from the date the notice was published | August 9, 2026 |
| Program | VAR. 8E - | read directly from a spreadsheet cell | August 9, 2026 |
| Requested change | 6.9 | read directly from a spreadsheet cell | August 9, 2026 |
| Status | APPROVED | read directly from a spreadsheet cell | August 9, 2026 |
Source files
- March 4, 2022, Rate Filings
Retrieved August 9, 2026 · sha256 a8d10b886c0bb1cf
- Approval and Closed List YTD 12/31/23
Retrieved August 9, 2026 · sha256 29f6c8a1e062d127