How State Farm's New Contract Sparked an Uproar

This past year Progressive (wsj.com/cfo-journal/progressives-nice-to-have-…) usurped State Farm as the nation’s biggest personal auto insurer, losing a throne State Farm had held since World War II. The shift sparked a dramatic overhaul at the company (wsj.com/finance/state-farms-ai-plan-for-sales-…), including new agent contracts, sweeping benefit cuts and a big push into AI. WSJ's Jean Eaglesham (wsj.com/news/author/jean-eaglesham?mod=WSJ_TJPOD) reports on the fallout. Jessica Mendoza (wsj.com/news/author/jessica-mendoza?mod=WSJ_TJ…) hosts.

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