A popular home insurer in California is hiking rates for homeowners this fall. Farmers Insurance Group, known for its “We are Farmers” jingle with actor JK Simmons, will raise rates by 1.5% at the next renewal date in September. The change will affect the insurers’ nearly 915,000 homeowners , according to a filing with the California Department of Insurance. Customers may see differing changes, with some seeing higher rate hikes or others potentially seeing their rates decrease. It was the