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State Farm Will Start Hiking Auto Rates, Allstate CEO Predicts

Allstate’s chief executive officer said his company will likely continue pushing for auto insurance rate hikes next year, and he expects the carrier’s largest mutual competitor—State Farm—to move in the same direction. Speaking at the Goldman Sachs 2022 U.S. Financial …

Auto Loss Costs Not Coming Down; Bigger Rate Hikes Ahead: Allstate CEO

Higher auto loss costs are here to stay, according to the leader of Allstate, who also said that his company will be pushing up auto insurance prices higher, and at a faster pace, for the balance of the year. Speaking …

Allstate Outlines ‘Surgical’ Auto Rate Hikes to Combat Inflation

Rate increases in Allstate’s auto insurance business are in integral part of the insurer’s overall plan to address the impact of inflation. Wednesday during a conference call with analysts to discuss first-quarter earnings, CEO Tom Wilson said Allstate’s strategy dubbed …

Allstate Q1 Net Income Returns to Black Despite Adverse Auto Results

First quarter 2022 insurance premiums earned grew 6.5% to about $11 billion at Allstate Corp., as net income was $630 million compared with a loss of about $1.4 billion during the first three months of 2021. CEO Tom Wilson said …

Integro Acquires UK’s Kite Warren & Wilson, Marine Broker Specialist

Integro Ltd., an insurance brokerage and risk management firm based in New York City, has acquired London-based Kite Warren & Wilson Ltd., which specializes in marine hull & liability coverage and financial lines. Financial details of the transaction have not …

Allstate CEO Says GEICO Could Strugggle with Storefront Strategy

Allstate Corp. Chief Executive Officer Tom Wilson, whose company lost car insurance market share in the last three years, said competitor Geico could struggle to expand sales as it seeks to sell more policies at storefronts. Allstate has an agency …

Allstate Reports Higher Q3 Profit; Expects ‘Significant But Not Material’ Sandy Losses

Home and auto insurer Allstate Corp. reported a larger profit for the third quarter on a decline in disaster losses and improving margins, as its chief executive said storm Sandy would not materially affect results this quarter. Allstate, one of …

Allstate Agents Hope Unionization Sparks Changes at Insurer

Some unhappy Allstate Insurance agents who say the insurer controls them like employees even though they are independent contractors are moving to affiliate with a union. The National Association of Professional Allstate Agents (NAPAA) claims that the giant insurer is …