| Carrier | Rate Change | Policyholders | Eff. Date | Filing # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Farm Bureau | +3.8% | 60K | 9/1/26 | VRFB-134994651 → |
| Homesite | −0.4% | 65K | 6/26/26 | HMSS-134894183 → |
| Amica | −3.0% | 11K | 8/1/26 | AMMA-134932424 → |
| Progressive | +10.0% | 48K | 9/24/25 | AMSI-134485084 → |
| Auto-Owners | +6.7% | 33K | 10/28/25 | AOIC-134474539 → |
| Farmers | +0.0% | 24K | 7/1/25 | FARM-134586228 → |
If your Virginia Farm Bureau renewal in Virginia came in higher, this is the source: Virginia Farm Bureau filed for a rate increase (SERFF VRFB-134994651) and it was approved at +3.8% on about 60,100 policyholders, effective September 1, 2026. The figures below are approved filings pulled from the public SERFF system — not estimates — and every one links to its filing.
The +3.8% is an average. Your Virginia Farm Bureau change ranges +11.5% to +0.7%.
A statewide rate change is one blended number, but Virginia Farm Bureau did not move every household by the same amount. Its own filing reports the spread: the largest increase in the book was about +11.5% and the smallest about +0.7%. So inside a “+3.8% average,” some Virginia Farm Bureau households in Virginia were raised several times more than the headline while others barely moved. Where you land depends on your ZIP, home age, roof and claims history.
Virginia Farm Bureau asked for more than it got.
The filing shows an indicated need of +5.4% — the increase Virginia Farm Bureau’s own actuarial analysis said it required — against the +3.8% it actually took. That gap matters for what comes next: a carrier that took less than it indicated has an unclosed gap, and the remainder often arrives in a later filing rather than disappearing.
Other Virginia insurers are cutting.
An increase is only worth acting on relative to the alternatives, and in Virginia the direction is not uniform: Homesite (−0.4%) and Amica (−3.0%) both filed decreases in the same period. A Virginia Farm Bureau increase alongside competitor cuts is the clearest signal there is that the market has moved and your renewal has not.
See every approved Virginia homeowners rate filing →