Posted On: July 31, 2008, 8:01 am CDT

Posted By: Mark in A2

What's sad is how Allstate had the chance to settle this for a mere $50k, which is just peanuts to a company that size. This isn't just bad faith, it's bad judgment and bad business. No wonder Allstate was judged as the worst insurer in the country (debate the merits of the American Association for Justice study if you like, but here's anecdotal evidence as proof). I'll never use Allstate and I urge others to do the same. I'm glad the appeals court upheld the lower court's ruling, since that will hit Allstate in the one place that seems to matter to them: their bank account. One could argue that they care about their reputation, but with these kinds of reprehensible denials, it's pretty obvious they don't want to burnish their image as much as line their pockets. Accountability at it's finest!