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Good morning. State Farm CEO John Farney is trying to transform the future of the country\u2019s largest auto and home insurer while dealing with the realities of today. The 104-year-old mutual insurer just launched its \u201cNext Gen Good Neighbor\u201d offering, an AI-powered tool that makes it easier for customers to file claims. State Farm has had a banner year on some fronts. At the same time, it\u2019s facing legal action from California regulators over charges that it mishandled claims from the L.A. wildfires last year. Farney says climate change and regulatory challenges have made the state a tough place to operate.\u00a0I spoke with Farney about leading change in this environment.<\/p>\n
On making money: State Farm posted record results in 2025 and announced a $5 billion dividend to auto policyholders\u2014its largest ever. But it also raised homeowner rates in California, where it insures more than a million homes and paid out more than $5.7 billion in claims from the wildfires. The economics are tough. \u201cOur company that provides homeowners insurance in California was worth $4 billion in 2017 and it\u2019s worth a lot less than that now,\u201d he told me. \u201cWe have to make choices, because our number one thing is to keep the promises that we make to customers.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
On the climate reckoning: The industry\u2019s risk models haven\u2019t kept pace with reality. \u201cUsed to be a tornado would be an isolated event, going to one town and helping them rebuild,\u201d Farney said. \u201cNow there\u2019s a spawn of tornadoes that hit 10 different sites the same night.\u201d His prescription: match price to individual risk and insist on competitive markets. \u201cIf there are markets where regulators have an impact on the ability of insurance companies to compete, we don\u2019t think customers win.\u201d<\/p>\n
On the power of AI: Farney announced a \u201cHuman + Digital\u201d initiative this week, including a partnership with OpenAI and new AI tools to speed up claims and sharpen underwriting. (Here\u2019s his blog post with more.) \u201cWe don\u2019t want to just be the 1971 company that Barry Manilow wrote about \u2026 We want to be a next-generation good neighbor that\u2019s powered by technology and AI and a culture of speed,\u201d\u00a0 he said. \u201cAnd our message isn\u2019t, \u2018We need half of you.\u2019 Our message is, we think these are powerful tools to position State Farm for another decades-long type of success. We want the right combination of people for the moments that matter most and great technology so customers can do things on their own terms.\u201d<\/p>\n
Contact CEO Daily via Diane Brady at diane.brady@fortune.com<\/p>\n
Top leadership news<\/p>\n
Cerebras\u2019 mega debut<\/p>\n
Cerebras Systems made its Nasdaq debut Thursday in a blockbuster IPO that could be a sign of optimism for other AI-related infrastructure listings expected later this year. The chipmaker’s CEO told Fortune that demand for AI infrastructure is anything but speculative.<\/p>\n
More crypto hacking\u00a0<\/p>\n
A new CrowdStrike report, shared first with Fortune, found that North Korea-linked cyber groups stole $2 billion in crypto last year, a 51% jump year-over-year. The financial services industry is next in the crosshairs, the report warns.<\/p>\n
Too burnt out to job hunt<\/p>\n
More than half of U.S. workers have stopped job hunting to protect their mental health, according to a new Glassdoor poll of more than 1,300 professionals. Glassdoor company reviews mentioning burnout surged 65% year-over-year in Q1 2026.<\/p>\n
The markets<\/p>\n
S&P 500 futures are down 1.09% this morning. The last session closed up 0.77%. The STOXX Europe 600 was down 1.35% in early trading. The U.K.\u2019s FTSE 100 was down 1.48% in early trading. Japan\u2019s Nikkei 225 was down 1.99%. South Korea\u2019s KOSPI was down 6.12%. China\u2019s CSI 300 was down 1.12%. Hong Kong\u2019s Hang Seng was down 1.62%. India\u2019s NIFTY 50 is up 0.24%. Bitcoin was steady at $80K.<\/p>\n
Around the watercooler<\/p>\n
Business formations hit all-time high as \u2018under-employed\u2019 Americans turn to side hustles to make ends meet by Eleanor Pringle<\/p>\n
Nonprofit CEOs say Trump\u2019s economy is driving surging demand\u2014and they\u2019re pushed to the brink by Sydney Lake<\/p>\n
Blackstone COO Jon Gray predicts \u2018huge boom\u2019 in blue-collar jobs\u2014his own data center company is hiring 30,000 new roles by Preston Fore<\/p>\n
A European central bank has signed a mega deal with a cloud service provider. The problem for Google, Microsoft and Amazon? It\u2019s not with them by Kamal Ahmed<\/p>\n
CEO Daily is curated and edited by Joseph Abrams, Jason Ma, Claire Zillman, and Lee Clifford.<\/p>\n
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