More than a dozen members of Congress signed letters calling for a further look into the emergency alert messaging system that sent an erroneous evacuation warning to thousands of Los Angeles County residents in the midst of January's wildfires.

"SFG needs your urgent assistance in the form of emergency interim approval of additional rate to help avert a dire situation for our customers and the insurance market in the state of California," State Farm said in a filing to the regulator.

State Farm has asked the state's insurance commissioner for approval to increase premiums on homeowners, citing financial challenges.