{"id":2391687,"date":"2025-01-17T11:56:02","date_gmt":"2025-01-17T16:56:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/state-farm-axes-super-bowl-commercial-amid-la-fires-criticism-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-01-17T11:57:31","modified_gmt":"2025-01-17T16:57:31","slug":"state-farm-axes-super-bowl-commercial-amid-la-fires-criticism-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/state-farm-axes-super-bowl-commercial-amid-la-fires-criticism-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"State Farm axes Super Bowl commercial amid LA fires criticism &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fstate-farm-axes-super-bowl-commercial-amid-la-fires-criticism-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2391687&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>State Farm has decided not to air a commercial\u2064 during teh 2025 Super Bowl due to \u2064notable backlash concerning its \u200cprevious advertisements that criticized California&#8217;s\u2063 response to wildfires. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/no-spike-in-florida-coronavirus-cases-despite-no-mask-mandate\/\" title=\"No Spike in Florida Coronavirus Cases Despite No Mask Mandate\">criticism<\/a> particularly focused on the company&#8217;s connection \u2064to the ongoing issues with wildfires in the Los Angeles \u200darea. The decision to\u200b pull the commercial comes \u2063in response to public sentiment and the \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">negative perception generated<\/a> \u2063by their earlier marketing \u200ccampaigns.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">State Farm axes Super Bowl commercial amid LA fires criticism<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1938072\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/insurance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Insurance<\/a> giant State Farm will not be airing a commercial during the 2025<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/super-bowl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> Super Bowl <\/a>following intense criticism related to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/wildfires\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">wildfires<\/a> devastating <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/california\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">California<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Rather than shoveling out the estimated $7 million required for Super Bowl ad time, State Farm will commit to helping wildfire victims, <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/01\/16\/sports\/state-farm-scraps-super-bowl-2025-commercial-amid-la-fires\/?utm_source=facebook&amp;sr_share=facebook&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=nypost&amp;fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR2bDOV1om248oziTm6GlZiPERierq-nXx7fXLh2zC_rvDIt89ALvHGTn78_aem_4Wg-yS8m1ZCYwI5u8ZerEw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">according<\/a> to a report featuring a State Farm spokesperson.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We are proud to report that our customer contact is at 90%. We&rsquo;ve received over 7,400 home and auto claims, and we are putting tens of millions of dollars back into customers&rsquo; hands,&rdquo; the spokesperson said. &ldquo;These numbers will continue to rise as residents return and assess damage. Our focus is firmly on providing support to the people of Los Angeles. We will not be advertising during the game as originally planned.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Last year, State Farm <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/infrastructure\/3289592\/state-farm-renewing-thousands-policies-los-angeles-homeowners\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">canceled<\/a> 72,000 policies for property owners, including 7,600 rejected renewals located in Pacific Palisades. <\/p>\n<p>At least 24 people have died from the fires in Los Angeles, and an estimated 12,000 structures have been burned.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;State Farm, State Farm agents, and our employees are all focused on helping customers impacted by the Southern California wildfires in the midst of this tragedy,&rdquo; according to the spokesperson. &ldquo;State Farm serves more than 8 million customers in California &mdash; more than any other insurer &mdash; and we&rsquo;ve been doing this for nearly 100 years.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Our claims force is the largest in the industry, and we are bringing the full scale and force of our catastrophe response teams to help customers recover &mdash; whether they are on the ground in LA or across the country,&rdquo; the spokesperson added.<\/p>\n<p>State Farm has also renewed thousands of canceled policies, but critics are not letting up on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/insurance-companies-reaping-benefits-from-protests-get-in-line-with-black-lives-matter\/\" title=\"Insurance Companies, Reaping Benefits from Protests, Get in Line with Black Lives Matter\">insurance giant<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It turns out when your commercials say you&rsquo;ll be there, but in reality you won&rsquo;t,&rdquo; one person <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Headlines_Fix\/status\/1879937941587521882\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">posted<\/a> to X. &ldquo;People get a little perturbed.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They will renew but not cover the losses already incurred,&rdquo; another user <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Kenif73671561\/status\/1880075614620983510\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">commented<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Like a Bad Neighbor [State Farm] is never there,&rdquo; 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