State Farm Leaving Illinois?
- Insurance chain State Farm is reportedly buying up substantial workspace in Texas, which may signal a coming exodus from the company's home state of Illinois.
State Farm is keeping the move quiet so as not to alarm employees. But the Dallas Morning News reports that it is a “major business relocation” already underway and that this is “one of the biggest stories in the Dallas-area real estate market and will ultimately involve thousands of workers.”
Texas-based real estate expert Bob Gibbons notes in a blog post that State Farm’s Dallas office space lease--about 2.5 million square feet of workspace in a few different places--is the Dallas area’s largest-ever office space lease by a single company.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported this week, too, that State Farm leased several hundred thousand more square feet of office space in Atlanta.
The company has 3.6 million square feet of office space in central Illinois and the spaces in Atlanta and Dallas easily total that amount.
But why State Farm?! Why???
- At the end of 2010, in a special session, the Illinois Legislature passed a 67% hike in its corporate and personal income tax. The state is struggling with a structural deficit and its credit rating was recently lowered. The state now has the worst credit rating in the country. A number of businesses have floated the idea of leaving the state. A move by State Farm, however, would devastate the downstate economy.
Oh yeah. The tax thing and the complete financial mismanagement of the state. That'd do it.
State Farm has issued the standard boiler-plate denials. But the situation on the ground looks like they're keeping all their options open.
State Farm has issued the standard boiler-plate denials. But the situation on the ground looks like they're keeping all their options open.
Labels: state politics
posted by SCC at 12:01 AM
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Buy my house so I can move to TX
A good friend who works for State Farm told us months ago that they are in the process of revamping their entire corporate structure and their way of doing business.
They have told their agents that they intend to do away with the local neighborhood State Farm offices/agents. Instead, they will have regional claims offices where the phone banks will be manned by reps and everything will be done via an 800 number or by computer. The agents are going to be out of work unless some are brought over to oversee the regional offices. The days of visiting your State Farm office where you KNOW the people you are doing business with will soon be gone.
Apparently they decided that this is the perfect time for a corporate move to a more business-friendly State, as well.
#corporatedownsizing
Can they take McNumbnuts with them. Or better yet can I go along for the ride. Chicago is gonna be just like Detroit in the next few years. No business will want to stay here.
Have two siblings who are corporate employees of State Farm. Something is definitely up. Bloomington will be a ghost town if they leave with people unable to sell their homes. Devastating. Thanks to inept and corrupt government officials who have been feeding like starved pigs at the public trough for years.
Just may be a Tsunami of jobs leaving Illinois soon and Rahm will be singing ♫ "Alll my ex's are in Texas.."
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When lawmakers raised taxes on Illinois residents and businesses, they also increased corporate income tax breaks for a select group of companies.
In 2011, businesses were eligible to claim about $161 million in tax credits — double from the prior year — mostly because of the increase to 5 percent from 3 percent in the state's personal income tax rate, which is a factor in determining the value of the incentives...[..}
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In general, the value of a certificate (tax break) equals the number of jobs created and/or retained, multiplied by wages tied to those jobs and the state's personal income tax rate.
That means companies that didn't add one worker and kept wages at the 2010 rate received a 67 percent boost to their 2011 corporate income tax break. Just like individuals, corporations also registered a tax rate increase in 2011. Lawmakers set the new corporate income tax rate at 7 percent, up from 4.8 percent. The increases in breaks partially offset that hike.
The formula under which companies become eligible to receive tax breaks was aimed at encouraging job creation and increasing employee wages. Still, the 2011 data revealed that some companies made deals to allow job cuts and still qualify for incentives, a practice known as "normal attrition."
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-0217-tax-incentives--20130217,0,6428200.story
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GOT THAT?!
Read it again.
The corporate tax rate was raised less than 50% and the individual tax rate was raised by 67%
Then the corporation got a tax credit based upon what the employees were paying.
Transfer of wealth baby as they pick and choose who the winners will be and promote propaganda about not messing with the free market.
It's all rigged.
Oh yeah. The tax thing and the complete financial mismanagement of the state. That'd do it.
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Texas is a bit more gun friendly so when we hit the societal melt down from the upcoming austerity programs it will be a safer place for their employees..
All speculation of course.
if they are buying the land it is a done deal.
the employees who go are lucky. 200,000.00 buys a new 3,000 sq/ft house in the countryside....20 mins from dallas.
this is just the beginning, or end for illinois.
Can you blame State Farm? No way. A wise and long overdue business move.
Last Fortune 500 company escaping, kindly turn off the lights. Abbott Labs? United? Boeing? Caterpiller? Sears? Kraft Foods? Within a decade, Chicago will make Detroit look like Shangri La.
Potatohead Quinn, Madigan, Cullerton and the other rattlesnakes in Springfield are anathema to big business as well as the taxpayers.
Wait till all the firearms makers and ammo makers leave. Illinois is a liberal wet dream. Just only mama won't be there in the am to change the sheets .
Fall of the Rahm-man Empire.
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1 in 3 Illinois residents live in poverty
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New statistics from a Chicago-based social research group reveal that one in three Illinois residents are living below or near the poverty line. According to the Social Impact Research Center, a program of Heartland Alliance for Human Needs & Human Rights, almost 1.8 million, or 15 percent, of Illinoisans live in poverty. Another 2.2 million Illinois residents, 17.9 percent, have incomes between 100 percent and 199 percent of the poverty level.
A family of four with an annual income of less than $23,021 is considered to be living below the poverty line. Of the state's 12.5 million residents, 4 million are considered low-income or are living in poverty. That rate has increased by 3.1 percent since 2007.
Amy Terpstra, associate director of the Social Impact Research Center, said these numbers are the worst on record
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Twenty-eight of the state's 102 counties have poverty rates between 15 percent and 20 percent, and nine counties had poverty rates at more than 20 percent. According to the report, St. Clair County is one of 14 counties on the Warning List and is one of 39 counties that are either on the Poverty Watch or Poverty Warning Lists. The county had a 19.1 percent poverty rate in 2011. Madison County's poverty rate in 2011 was 7.9 percent and was not on either list.
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"Time and time again, I've experienced large corporations and large manufacturing plants close up and leaving, so primarily the shift is a shift from manufacturing jobs which often do not require education past high school," she said. "We are seeing a move toward service jobs that don't command as high a value, wage-wise."
Read more here: http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2013/02/11/2271169/1-in-3-illinois-residents-live.html#storylink=cpy
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After all that bull about job creation! What kind of jobs?
How's our social security and pensions going to be funded with a 33% poverty rate. Furthermore, if these workers do fund the boomers retirement what do they have to look forward to with no savings and living paycheck to paycheck. It's a matter of time. The whole ponzi scam economy is coming down.
Any comment from Quinn, Madigan, or Cullerton??? I'd say cue up the chirping crickets, but they moved out of Illinois too.
Like a good neighbor, State Farm is(n't) there.
Hell, if I worked for State Farm and they said relocate to Texas or loose your job, I'd be like, "OK, you paying ,my moving expenses?"
Keep Voting Democrat, Sheeple, the Madigans will save us.
Does anyone know why some police are getting refunds from dept of finance for an overpayment of insurance in 2003? I've heard this from a few in my unit. I am going to call finance Tuesday to look into this. Just curious in hopes I get a refund too.
I'd be surprised if the local media doesn't some how link State Farm's move to the gun control issue.
Nana Nana Nana Nana, Nana Nana Nana Nana hey hey good bye. But it don't bother me bwcause there are no job loses for Chicago. 9 1/2
like a good neighbor state farm is gone,if true makes you wonder the real reason,the gov,and springfield are jokes,that coudnt by why right?
A BIG THANK YOU to the hard working tax paying voting citizens of Shitcago for having a big role in making this happen. More taxes will make up for their financial loss.
May be true but remember they will have to keep a presence here since they bought an Illinois Supreme Court Judge a few years back and the Political Climate in Dallas is not going to be as "favorable" to them as decades of pay-offs in Illinois
As an insurance company, state farm sucks. In an accident, they lookout for themselves, not you.
Democrats are anti-business and pro-handouts. The well is running dry, but as long as the politicians get theirs, they don't care.
I have a couple of family members in Bloomington that work for state farm Matter of fact, I'm in Bloomington now. As they explained to me. State farm will be keeping their offices in Bloomington. The reason for buying the space in Dallas is to attract a larger pool of talent. Fact is Bloomington offers nothing and I can attest to that. No one wants to move to Bloomington.
Taxes solve everything. Didn't you know? State Farm should just accept the increase like good comrades and understand it is for the better of mother Illinois. All hail Quinn!
Economics 101
Atlas Shrugged. Nuff said...
Then add "Obamacare" to the equation and one can understand why State Farm would relocate it's business to more friendly and appreciate environments.
my son works as an actuary for State Farm, this is going to happen, he's already downsizing his belongings and contacting trends down there for help in finding a place to live. Texas is very corporate friendly and there is no personal income tax and the weather is wonderful
State Farm has about a 200 acre complex that will be a ghost town in a couple of years.
FUCK ALL THE DEMOCRATS
No one will be more surprised than ex governor Quinn.
sorry off topic: sgts will be mailed ballots to vote on contract proposal--- it sounds like most sgts will be giving it a thumbs down--- this is really generating a lot of controversy at the station house--- remember, you give an inch and they'll take a mile....
Businesses leaving is the beginning of the end for any decent city or state. Dumbocrats just don't understand that businesses and the jobs they create are what ultimately grow and maintain a healthy economy. Instead they're focused on getting their hands on any money any way they can to fund more freebies/votes without any regard for the consequences. Once big companies leave they never come back. I hate to say it, but the best days of the greatest country on earth are behind us. How else can you explain a situation where the least qualified person to be president in the history of the United States gets elected? And 4 years later with 8% unemployment, record debt/deficits, inflation, lower incomes, the biggest entitlement ever created and the same goof easily gets re-elected.
It should not come as a total surprise because State Farm previously moved its billing department to Texas years ago.
This will be another huge hit for Illinois. Thanks for nothing, Madigan.
Protect yourself from "Mayhem".....Like Quinnie. I may switch car insurance over to them for moving out of illinois alone. The only problem is i'm in lust with Flo from progressive!
How great for the employees who live in Crook Country, I mean Cook County. If they would relocate me to Texas from this shit hole, I would cry from joy.
Right lets remember those famous last words when the tax increase passed, "Its only temporary." Yeah right, just like the tollway was only a temporary thing until the roads were paid off. Every other state is licking their chops to get these corporations to move to their state. I agree with the one poster who said that Chicago will be like Detroit soon, a baren wasteland of what was once a flourishing city.
My state farms bills always went to Bloomington, il, now they are sent to Tx. I wondered about that.
Korshak lawsuit is the reason some members are getting checks from finance. They are retired and the city has been taking out to much money for health insurance.
like a good neighbor, state farm ain't there!!
Anonymous said...
Hell, if I worked for State Farm and they said relocate to Texas or loose your job, I'd be like, "OK, you paying ,my moving expenses?"
2/18/2013 02:24:00 AM
You'd be foolish not to jump on it and make the move regardless. Off the top you would be getting a 5% raise due to NO state income tax in Texas, that's 5% more right away. Plus there is no corporate income tax in Texas.
Plus they execute cop killers there and reserve the ultimate punishment for capital murder etc.
Plus they have really good bar-b-q and great Tex-Mex food. Plus there is no Rahm, no Preckwinkel, no Madigan, no Cullerton, no Quinn, you getting the idea?
A retired co (like me) would see his pension check go farther. They like guns there. A pickup truck is Sunday go to meeting transportation. They have good baseball (Texas Rangers) and football (Dallas Cowboys) and college sports of all types.
Plus no Rahm, Madigan etc. Just a reminder.
I resent the State Farm " he's a French model" commercial. Makes the Caucasian blond girl look as stupid as possible. This is a recurring theme in their ads. How about the dumb white guy who rear ends the very calm, intelligent black man, then sings, " I have blah blah insurance , so person come help." Then the dumbest looking hillbilly white lady appears , for some reason on a pay phone , and says, " theres 6 people in front of us Jimmy." Why do companies use this line of advertising?
Does anyone know why some police are getting refunds from dept of finance for an overpayment of insurance in 2003? I've heard this from a few in my unit. I am going to call finance Tuesday to look into this. Just curious in hopes I get a refund too.
Never heard of the refund from 2003, but did get a refund check for over payment of last years retirement health care. Happens every year
Anonymous said...
Hell, if I worked for State Farm and they said relocate to Texas or loose your job, I'd be like, "OK, you paying ,my moving expenses?"
2/18/2013 02:24:00 AM
Smart move and then you would be unemployed Good thinking, take the next promotional exam
does anyone know if dallas police are hiring? with dallas having no state income tax and illinois looking a whole lot like detroit, i am considering a move there. texas is conservative and they have been booming where illinois is the laughing stock of the country. job security and secure retirement benefits is awfully appealing. fuck all you corrupt pieces of shit here in illinois. let me take this moment to send a shout-out to former cpd exempt anthony carothers. CONGRATS on retiring and leaving. why did you retire so unexpectedly, hmmm?
StateFarm take us with you! I'll add renters insurance, dog insurance, meteor insurance and Rham Insurance if you got it!
State Farm hired a LOT of H1B Visa (non-citizens) to do a lot of their IT work several years ago. If they move, they will take whatever jobs are left but they have been spinning out people from jobs for several years now.
Many companies in Illinois have H1B workers in them. The Illinois residents are NOT being employed by companies like State Farm, Sears, and others.
So much for the tax base.
Not a LEO, JAFO
Last one to leave Illinois please shut off the lights!
The United State Post Office cuts are coming too.
When Saturday deliveries end in Aug the USPS is touting how they will SAVE over $2 billion dollars.
Saving is such a good thing. How could you not want to save?
Nevertheless, there goes $2 billion out of the economy that was making house payments. car payments, paying taxes. etc...
We can't keep propping up the old businesses but what are these people going to do..ya know?
Korshak lawsuit is the reason some members are getting checks from finance. They are retired and the city has been taking out to much money for health insurance.
All the members in certain categories get the refund check because we all pay the same if you are in the same category, such as single or retiree and spouse
Care to guess why State Farm left Florida? They actually had to pay for claims, what a surprise! They suck and for all those that want to move to Texas? Don't let the door slam you in your ass. You think it's bad here (it is, but not as bad as there)"Git 'er done!" Face it, morons, insurance companies are being forced to actually pay for those claims instead of the upper echelons pocketing the money, but thanks for playing.
Heh...
Just the beginning.
No amount of "bribery" (tax breaks) will convince these large companies to stay.
Oh they'll take the breaks and posture for a couple years. Then they're gone.
But just you wait... There was a whiff of shit-talk floating around that they want to sock it to retirees who move out of state.
"How dare you leave and take your money with you!"
We anticipate these fools in charge reviving that Frankenstein.
No take-backs for the Catered to Constituents. Only for people who worked nearly all their lives.
The politicians talk...
The tax-payers hear, "we're all in this together."
The catered to constituents hear, "we will all always be there for you."
Forked-tongue muthafuckahs...
I'm sure SF lowering their costs won't lower my premiums in Michigan.
Lets face it IL general assembly has beat these corporations to death with taxes and regulations and State Farm is doing what is in the best interest of their clients.
Allstate and Sears are joined at the hip also.
"A move by State Farm, however, would devastate the downstate economy."
Cook County continues to be a drain on the rest of the state.
Time to renew the idea of ejecting it from the *real* Illinois.
If they move to Texas will the name change from "State Farm" to "State Ranch?"
ECS
Anonymous said...
Care to guess why State Farm left Florida? They actually had to pay for claims, what a surprise! They suck and for all those that want to move to Texas? Don't let the door slam you in your ass. You think it's bad here (it is, but not as bad as there)"Git 'er done!" Face it, morons, insurance companies are being forced to actually pay for those claims instead of the upper echelons pocketing the money, but thanks for playing.
2/18/2013 04:18:00 PM
Ummmm, what the fuck does insurance companies paying out claims have to do with Illinois having the worst business climate and Texas having one of the best??? Not to mention all the things previously mentioned like better weather, lower/no taxes, conservative values and MUCH less corruption than this shithole. Dumb fucks like you are all that's going to be left in this state if it keeps hemorrhaging businesses. Keep voting democrat asshole.
Get to a better state
As long as the politicians have money and influence coming into their pockets, to hell with everybody else.
It's always "mea culpea", where's mine.
Illinois is one of 11 states in the US that has more people on some kind of assistance then working..... No job growth here....
It gives a diamond cutting boner everytime a business leaves criminalannoy. Too bad good people have to suffer in the process but such are the fortunes of war. And this is war. Good people die everyday in our armed forces. Fuck illannoy.
I know someone who sorks for State Farm. I'd say it's true, since he's thinking about whether to move or not.
And for the poster who's asking why State Farm left Florida, Florida is the staged accident, mortgage fraud, and general all-around fraud capitol of the U.S.
Insurance fraud is a $20 BILLION per year enterprise. They insured high risk people and pay out on the backs of long-term customers. Something is wrong with their entire corporate philosophy. Not only State Farm, all of them.
Would the last corporation leaving Illinois please turn off the lights?
""I resent the State Farm " he's a French model" commercial. Makes the Caucasian blond girl look as stupid as possible. This is a recurring theme in their ads. How about the dumb white guy who rear ends the very calm, intelligent black man, then sings, " I have blah blah insurance , so person come help." Then the dumbest looking hillbilly white lady appears , for some reason on a pay phone , and says, " theres 6 people in front of us Jimmy." Why do companies use this line of advertising?""
Because you can recite every one of them, that's why. They got into your mind, which is what the commercial is supposed to do.
Just in,Heard that the famous Ricobebes on 26th is moving out of state for tax purposes??This is getting serious folks.No more breaded steaks,beefs or combos.
Ok,Im drinking but it is getting out of hand, these goofy taxes.Im going for a 5 lb combo and make it sloppy.
My State Farm "good neighbors" liked the money coming in, but didn't like to pay out on claims. I dumped them last year. They were a pack of weasels, just like city management.
Their moving corporate headquarters is bad for the town of Bloomington, IL though.
''and like an overtaxed neighbor...state farm aint there''
Anonymous said...
I resent the State Farm " he's a French model" commercial. Makes the Caucasian blond girl look as stupid as possible. This is a recurring theme in their ads. How about the dumb white guy who rear ends the very calm, intelligent black man, then sings, " I have blah blah insurance , so person come help." Then the dumbest looking hillbilly white lady appears , for some reason on a pay phone , and says, " theres 6 people in front of us Jimmy." Why do companies use this line of advertising?
All the commercials do this now. It's always the dumb white person. My favorite is in all the home security system commercials like ADT, Brinks, etc. etc. they always have the bad white guy burglar or white guy sex predator breaking into the homes. I have never seen anyone other than a white male portraying a bad guy. Even in commercials with a gang theme. Political correctness.
State Farm has a line at the end of their commercials. "Move to a better state." I guess that's what they're doing.
GOT THAT?!
Read it again.
The corporate tax rate was raised less than 50% and the individual tax rate was raised by 67%
Anonymous said:
"...Then the corporation got a tax credit based upon what the employees were paying.
Transfer of wealth baby as they pick and choose who the winners will be and promote propaganda about not messing with the free market.
It's all rigged."
2/18/2013 12:46:00 AM
I couldn't have said it better myself. Corporations making money on OUR suffering and then jumping overboard to finish screwing their loyal client base and loyal employees.
Australia or New Zealand is looking a lot more attractive now...
"Anonymous said...
Atlas Shrugged. Nuff said...
2/18/2013 08:45:00 AM"
SPOT ON!!!!!!
atlas shrugged all the way.
Ayn Rand was right, and for those still in denial of that fact will have something to say, when the federal government passes legislation that puts a moritorium on corporate moves crossing state lines!
see you in colorado!
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who is john galt?
Australia or New Zealand is looking a lot more attractive now...
2/19/2013 12:07:00 AM
sounds fabulous. see you at the gun turn-in.
State cuts are causing delays in Doctors getting licenses to practice in Illinois. New med. grads are leaving the state to do their internships elsewhere as a result.
Nice job Governor Quinn. Tell us again about the "Jay-OH-BEES" you're creating.
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Hundreds of medical students may not be able to start their residency programs in Illinois this summer because of licensing delays.
The delays are the result of layoffs in the state office that processes the residents' license applications. Illinois officials and the physicians they license have disagreed for months over how to fund the office.
Financial woes forced the office to cut 18 staffers last month. Since then, the application processing time has increased from 16 days to six months.
http://jg-tc.com/news/state-and-regional/doctors-in-training-face-licensing-delays-in-ill/article_581b5016-6360-56c3-9260-bb27f4746061.html
We don't need those well paid doctors, support staff and related tax revenues. No. Let 'em go to one of the mayors community colleges to get a certificate in welding instead.
The Gov. bagging about a $67 million dollar bridge to no-where. ha. Seriously. It's gonna take $64 million dollars to put up a bridge on Irving Pk Rd out by Ohare and he estimates it will take 870 people to build it.
http://www.murphysboroamerican.com/article/20130219/NEWS/130219041
I wonder what the price of that bridge is per foot? 870 people to build it? Might as well say 900 people, 300 per shift. Now imagine the work area that they will be responsible for?
More bullshit numbers.
Don't blame them for wanting to get the fuck outta this shit state one damn bit!!!!!!!! Business friendly state my ass!!!
Too bad. I like my Agent. Mike Salazar...don't leave!
I resent the State Farm " he's a French model" commercial. Makes the Caucasian blond girl look as stupid as possible. This is a recurring theme in their ads. How about the dumb white guy who rear ends the very calm, intelligent black man, then sings, " I have blah blah insurance , so person come help." Then the dumbest looking hillbilly white lady appears , for some reason on a pay phone , and says, " theres 6 people in front of us Jimmy." Why do companies use this line of advertising?
2/18/2013 11:39:00 AM
She is suppose to be Jimmy's Mother, (intentionally capitalized out of respect) and she is on her house phone, not a payphone. The commercial demeans the Mother in several ways, and it worked, because you also demeaned her. BTW, you are an idiot.
Ummmm, what the fuck does insurance companies paying out claims have to do with Illinois having the worst business climate and Texas having one of the best??? Not to mention all the things previously mentioned like better weather, lower/no taxes, conservative values and MUCH less corruption than this shithole. Dumb fucks like you are all that's going to be left in this state if it keeps hemorrhaging businesses. Keep voting democrat asshole.
If you don't know the answer to that then you are the dumbfuck. Florida kicked State Farm out because they basically fucked every policy holder in Florida after a major storm there years ago. You might want to do some research asshole before opening that doughnut hole you call a mouth.
Then again that would require more than the third grade intelligence you seem to have, asshat.
atlas shrugged all the way.
Ayn Rand was right, and for those still in denial of that fact will have something to say, when the federal government passes legislation that puts a moritorium on corporate moves crossing state lines!
see you in colorado!
Some idiot this moron is. According to Ayn Rand you are responsible for your own mess so don't expect a fellow officer to bail your ass out. What a fucking idiot.
If you don't know the answer to that then you are the dumbfuck. Florida kicked State Farm out because they basically fucked every policy holder in Florida after a major storm there years ago. You might want to do some research asshole before opening that doughnut hole you call a mouth.
Then again that would require more than the third grade intelligence you seem to have, asshat.
2/19/2013 04:56:00 PM
It's funny that you rag on him for not doing his research when you haven't done yours. A quick google search shows that State Farm still writes policies in Florida.
They threatened to pull out in 2009 because they found writing property policies there to be a losing proposition due to a high probability of storm damage, and legislators were reluctant to allow them to hike their rates.
Also, many other insurers have pulled out of Florida completely for just this reason, so it isn't just State Farm.
This isn't to defend them, I hate insurance companies as a rule. But for the love of god, you run around calling people names for not knowing their facts when you didn't lift a finger to inform yourself of the same?
Do your research next time, or keep your cock socket shut.
If State Farm leaves Illinois then every Illinoisan should cancel their policy. Screw those jagoffs. They're no different than a professional team that threatens to leave a city unless they get everything they want. Go ahead and leave jagoffs.
I have worked for State Farm for almost 35 years. Have read all the posts. Just put yourself in our place. We, like many employees at major companies await what is out of our control. I have lived in Illinois my whole life and understand what the company has to do if they do leave. Without divulging all that I do know, and that is not much, just remember those that have made the company what is. The people that drive now from Chicago to a suburb because all Chicago offices are closed (I lived/worked 5 - 10 minutes from a claim center), I pay more in gas/tolls, wear & tear on my car, stress from an hour or more commute, and more importantly my time sitting in traffic (especially during storms or accidents). Competition and taxes are part of what is causing the company to do what it needs to do. I am just happy that I am close to retirement age and probably will not have to cooperate in this next change. Not asking for sympathy, just a perspective from the "inside".
It's the time of year to get a few new insurance quotes anyway.
They've closed their Collinsville claims office relocated employees I think to Bloomington. Who can blame them for leaving IL. If IL doesn't do something it's going to just get worse and worse. It's very worrisome
Wow... As an agent and knowing something was in the works with State Farm... We feel the corporate influence every day... In out gut.. We know a "move" is on it's way to a new insurance method... But it't not new... Look how many 800 companies are out there... Underwriters read a scrip and no consideration is made for loyalty...
In moving to Texas... Remember guys... Property taxes are very high... That offsets the state taxes .... But for who?
Wow.... Don't you just love corporate decisions!!!!
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