California's top insurance regulator on Thursday launched an investigation into State Farm over the company's handling of claims from the January Los Angeles-area wildfires. The investigation comes after survivors of the Palisades and Eaton fires said that the state's largest home insurer was delaying and mishandling

California regulators are investigating State Farm after wildfire survivors complained about how the insurer handled their claims.

The state’s insurance regulator says the volume of complaints against the company following this year’s catastrophic wildfires in Los Angeles prompted the inquiry.