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Data Insight: Who’s Growing in Personal Lines?

A relative newcomer to the personal lines space—Lemonade—marked a milestone this week, announcing that it surpassed $1 billion of in force premiums, a measure of annualized premiums that the insurtech tracks on a regular basis. But the number of renters, …

New York Sues National General and Allstate Over Data Breaches

New York’s Attorney General filed a lawsuit against National General and its parent Allstate Insurance Co. alleging they have failed to protect New Yorkers’ personal information from cyberattacks. The suit by Attorney General Letitia James cites incidents in 2020 and …

Texas Lawsuit Alleges Allstate Illegally Collects Driver Data

The State of Texas on Monday filed a lawsuit against Allstate, alleging the insurance company illegally collects driver data through secretly embedded software in mobile apps and then uses the data to justify raising Texans’ insurance rates. Texas Attorney General …

Texas Accuses Allstate-Owned Arity of Data Privacy Violations

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a notice of violation against Allstate-owned Arity, a mobile data company that collects drivers’ information, for breaching the Texas Data Privacy and Security Act (TDPSA). The Nov. 29 notice alleges Arity fails to …

Allstate October Catastrophe Losses of $286M Include Milton, Helene

Allstate today said it estimated pretax catastrophe losses of $286 million for the month of October. Losses during October included $102 million, pretax, from Hurricane Milton as well as $144 million in unfavorable reserve reestimates from Hurricane Helene primarily from …

Allstate Thinks Outside the Cubicle With Flexible Workspaces

After ditching two-thirds of its office space and selling its Chicago headquarters, Allstate Corp. realized that even employees who prefer working remotely still need a place to gather with their coworkers from time to time. In the coming months, a …

Allstate Insurers Sue Hyundai, Kia to Pay for Claims From Defective Cars

A group of subsidiaries of Allstate have filed a subrogation suit against Hyundai and Kia to get back costs paid to insureds for damages when their cars suddenly erupted in flames. According to the lawsuit, now in U.S. District Court …

Allstate Says It’s Ready to Grow Homeowners Line With All 3 Distribution Channels

Allstate said it sees opportunity where others may not — in homeowners insurance. And the insurer plans to use all three distribution channels to do it. Due to rising trends in the frequency and severity of weather-related losses and in …

Allstate, Roberto Clemente Agency Settle Racial Bias, Fraud Dispute

The son of the late Major League Baseball Hall of Famer Roberto Clemente and Allstate Insurance Co. have settled their disputes over Allstate’s cancellation of the Clemente Family Agency’s contract and allegations of racial bias. The parties have been in …

Allstate Reports $1.7B in Q3 Pretax Catastrophe Losses, $630M From Helene

Allstate Corp. doesn’t announce third quarter earnings until Halloween but today it released some scary September pretax catastrophe losses. In keeping with its initiative to announce monthly catastrophe losses that total at least $150 million, the Northbrook, Illinois insurer said …