WASHINGTON–A spokesman for State Farm said that although the company is cooperating with a federal investigation into the handling of flood claims in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, unlike other insurers it has not been notified to expect a subpoena.
The investigation by the Department of Homeland Security Inspector General's Office has been "going on for a few months," noted State Farm spokesman Phil Supple.
An inquiry into claims handling is being done at the request of Congress, which made language directing the probe part of the department's appropriations bill.
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