Posted On: July 31, 2008, 10:56 am CDT

Posted By: V

It's a shame Allstate does such a terrific job of hurting the image of the insurance industry. Secretly, I bet trial lawyers love Allstate, not because they like to deal with them, but because they do such a terrific job of making us all look bad in the public eye.

I had to laugh the other nite...there's a new ad with 'the president' (24 fans know what I mean) telling me that other companies are trying to undercut Allstate coverage by claiming they're cheaper by offering you less coverage...HELLO KETTLE...YOU'RE BLACK!!! Allstate is the number one offender in the arena; they cut Earthquake coverage but didn't do a very good job (must have used there good hands for sign language as most can't read it) letting their policyholder base understand; you cannot image how many people I have spoken to in the INSURANCE INDUSTRY who are Allstate customers and didn't even understand they didn't offer EQ insurance; if industry people aren't getting it (that they pull EQ), what do you think about the average person? They're also famous for comparing lower prices to competitors but for inequal coverages...I defend the industry all the time, but I can't defend Allstate. It's a shame; there's some good people there, but they're driven by bad policy. This is one bad faith verdict that appears very well deserved.