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Allstate Debuts Insurance Coverage for Homeowners Sharing Their Homes
May 25 2016 // In a move to serve customers who rent out their homes on a temporary basis, Allstate has filed plans to offer home-sharing protection in six states — Arizona, Colorado, Illinois, Michigan, Tennessee and Utah — starting...
Encompass Insurance Exits North Carolina Personal Lines Market
May 25 2016 // Encompass Indemnity Insurance, an Allstate Insurance company that sells business through independent agents, has exited the North Carolina personal lines market. As of this month, Encompass is no longer renewing business...
Report Calls Out Insurers for Half-a-Trillion Dollars in ‘Dirty Energy’ Investments
May 24 2016 // Leading U.S. insurers have nearly half-a-trillion dollars invested the fossil fuel energy and the electric and gas utility sectors, according to a report out today that urges state insurance regulators and board members of...
Allstate: Texas Hail Event Accounts for Half of April Cat Losses
May 19 2016 // The Allstate Corp. announced estimated catastrophe losses for the month of April 2016 of more than $600 million, pre-tax ($411 million after-tax). Half of the losses stem from one severe hail event in Texas last...
Allstate App Helps Insureds Get Price Quotes, Schedule Car Repairs
May 17 2016 // Allstate has teamed up with Openbay, an online marketplace for non-collision auto-repair and maintenance services, to allow consumers to receive multiple price quotes and schedule auto repairs for anything from an engine...
Allstate Rate Hikes for Georgia Drivers Move Forward, For Now
May 17 2016 // Allstate can go ahead raise auto insurance rates for Georgia drivers later this month because a state review of the planned increase won’t be done in time to stop the higher rates from taking effect, state regulators...
Allstate Absorbed Higher Catastrophe Losses, Lower Investments in Q1
May 9 2016 // Catastrophe losses including those from two severe hailstorms left their mark on the Allstate Corp. in the first quarter, with net income during the period plunging more than 65 percent. Echoing trends from other...
San Antonio Hailstorm: Costliest Ever in Texas?
May 2 2016 // A hailstorm that covered a swath of nearly 70 miles hit the San Antonio area on April 12 and is estimated to become the costliest such storm in Texas history, an insurer trade group says. The storm was concentrated in the...
Allstate Racks Up Big March Losses from Southwestern Hailstorms
Apr 21 2016 // The Allstate Corp. this week announced estimated catastrophe losses for the month of March of $638 million pre-tax, and an estimated $827 million pre-tax for first quarter 2016, in the wake of severe hailstorms in the...
Randall, Smith Top Allstate’s List of Stormiest Texas Counties
Apr 18 2016 // Texas storms affected more Allstate insured homes in Randall county than any other part of the state over the past five years, while Smith county saw the highest frequency of lightning. Allstate tallied the top 25 Texas...
Allstate Responds to Georgia Insurance Department’s Rate Filing Investigation
Apr 14 2016 // Allstate Insurance Co. is speaking out about an investigation by the Georgia Department of Insurance into the carrier’s plan to raise auto insurance rates for some in the state by at least 25 percent. In a statement...
Georgia to Investigate Allstate Auto Rate Increase
Apr 12 2016 // A Georgia statewide rate increase of 25 percent on Allstate Property & Casualty Insurance Company policyholders has triggered a consumer alert from state Insurance Commissioner Ralph Hudgens. The Georgia Department of...
Esurance Is No April Fool When It Comes to Free Publicity
Apr 1 2016 // https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGjHi9lyioE&feature=youtu.be Allstate’s Esurance has used the convergence of a volatile and unpredictable election year and April Fools’ Day to have a little fun. The fun is...
Capp Joins Answer Financial to Sign More Business Partners
Mar 30 2016 // Tom Capp has joined the senior management team for the online auto and home insurance agency Answer Financial. Capp, as senior vice president of Business Development, will be working to grow the company’s network of...
Allstate’s Pickford Named InVEST Director, Replacing Retiring Mattis
Mar 18 2016 // Deborah M. Pickford has joined InVEST, the insurance industry’s classroom-to-career education program that is in more than 600 colleges and high schools, as executive director. Pickford will replace Diane Mattis, who...
California Commissioner, Allstate Agree to Homeowner Rate Reduction
Mar 7 2016 // California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones reached an agreement last month with Allstate Insurance Co. and Allstate Indemnity Insurance to reduce the carrier’s homeowner insurance rates statewide by an average of...
Allstate Moving 400 Tech Jobs to Chicago
Mar 3 2016 // Insurance company Allstate has announced plans to open an innovation hub with 400 employees at Chicago’s Merchandise Mart. The Northbrook-based company announced that the 45,000-square-foot office space will house...
Allstate Rideshare Coverage Approved in California
Mar 3 2016 // California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones has approved a new rideshare insurance product from Allstate Insurance. The Allstate coverage is for for people driving for transportation network companies like Uber and...
California Commissioner, Allstate Agree to Homeowner Rate Reduction
Feb 17 2016 // California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones has reached an agreement with Allstate Insurance Co. and Allstate Indemnity Insurance to reduce the carrier’s homeowner insurance rates statewide by an average of 12.6...
Esurance Wins Super Bowl Social Media Battle
Feb 8 2016 // Advertisers played it safe and light with the most expensive ever Super Bowl ad slots on Sunday, shunning previous years’ attempts to be outrageous, emotional or thought-provoking. Mountain Dew rolled out a creature...
