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Allstate’s Growth Plan Includes Shift in Agent Commissions, Hike in Advertising
Feb 24 2020 // Allstate first disclosed its Transformative Growth Plan in December, an effort to overhaul how it does business, boost efficiency and reduce expenses. During the Illinois-based property/casualty insurer’s Q4 2019...
Allstate’s Growth Plan Includes Shift in Agent Commissions, Hike in Advertising
Feb 10 2020 // Allstate first disclosed its Transformative Growth Plan in December, an effort to overhaul how it does business, boost efficiency and reduce expenses. During the Illinois-based property/casualty insurer’s Q4 2019...
Allstate to Retire Esurance Brand
Dec 19 2019 // Allstate is retiring its Esurance brand and combining its remaining Allstate, Encompass and Answer Financial personal lines brands under a single business model. The company says dropping Esurance and creating the new...
How Much Americans Could Save by Choosing Ridesharing Driverless Cars Over Owning Personal Vehicles
Jul 16 2018 // Self-driving cars promise safer roads, less traffic and increased mobility. Some autonomous vehicle proponents also maintain they will save time and money. But will they really save Americans time and money? And even if...
How Much Americans Could Save by Ridesharing Driverless Cars Over Owning
Jul 3 2018 // Self-driving cars promise safer roads, less traffic and increased mobility. Some autonomous vehicle proponents also maintain they will save time and money. But will they really save Americans time and money? And even if...
Esurance Now Offering Rideshare Coverage in California
Jan 31 2018 // Esurance has launched a new insurance option for Californians who drive for rideshare companies, such as Uber and Lyft, that offers protection whether the driver is waiting for a ride request, on the way to pick up a...
Ex-Esurance Worker in South Dakota Sues Over Alleged Discrimination
Aug 18 2017 // A former Esurance call center worker in South Dakota is suing the insurance company alleging discrimination and harassment because he’s Jewish. The Argus Leader reports that Brandon Marshall filed the federal lawsuit...
Esurance Co-Founder Wallace Joins Crowdsourced Insurer Reviewer Clearsurance
Jul 13 2017 // Esurance co-founder and former executive Chuck Wallace has joined Clearsurance, a crowdsourced review and ratings platform for the insurance industry, as an independent director. Wallace has held senior operating roles in...
Esurance Lays Off 30 Workers in South Dakota
Mar 31 2017 // About 30 Esurance employees in Sioux Falls have lost their jobs as part of cuts within the insurance company. The Argus Leader reports that has Esurance cut 100 jobs, mostly in Sioux Falls and in two California locations....
Allstate, Esurance Take Hit from Losses in Q3
Nov 4 2016 // Catastrophe losses climbed 78 percent for Allstate in its 2016 third quarter, a trend that led to a double-digit drop in net income and higher losses for Esurance, its online auto and home insurance provider. The...
Esurance Doubles-Down on Election Coverage Prank with Sweepstakes
Oct 10 2016 // Online insurance seller Esurance, which offered fake Election Insurance in an April Fools’ Day prank that it says created a “furor of demand” from Americans this election year, has created a sweepstakes...
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...
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...
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...
Esurance Launches Mileage-Based Insurance Policy in Oregon
Oct 19 2015 // Esurance has launched a new mileage-based insurance offering called Esurance Pay Per Mile, available first to Oregon drivers. Eric Madia, auto products vice president at Esurance, said the through the program customers...
Esurance Launches Mileage-Based Insurance Policy in Oregon
Oct 7 2015 // Esurance, the direct-to-consumer insurance company, has launched a new mileage-based insurance offering called Esurance Pay Per Mile, available first to Oregon drivers. “Esurance is responding to consumer demand for...
Esurance, Major League Baseball Team Up on New Awards
Sep 16 2015 // Esurance and Major League Baseball are establishing a new awards series that will hand out 24 prizes including best major leaguer, fan catch and social media post. The first-of-its-kind series adds content for MLB’s...
Esurance Becomes Baseball’s Exclusive Auto Insurance Partner
Apr 29 2015 // Esurance has become Major League Baseball’s exclusive auto insurance partner in a multiyear agreement that includes title sponsorship of the sport’s new all-digital All-Star balloting. Neither MLB nor Esurance,...
Brandt Joins Esurance in California as Chief Claims Officer
Oct 14 2014 // Esurance has Eric Brandt managing director and chief claims officer. Brandt will oversee the strategic direction and management of Esurance’s claims function. Brandt will report to Gary Tolman and be based at...
Allstate Q2 Profit Up 49%
Jul 31 2014 // Allstate Corp. reported its second quarter profit rose 49 percent due to higher premiums and despite higher catastrophe losses. Net income rose to $645 million, up from $434 million for the same quarter last...
