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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 …

Allstate to Sell Employer Voluntary Benefits Business to StanCorp for $2 Billion

Insurer Allstate has agreed to sell its subsidiaries that provide employer voluntary benefits to StanCorp Financial Group (The Standard) in a $2 billion cash deal, the company said in a regulatory filing on Tuesday. The deal comes at a time …

Allstate’s National General Sued by DOJ Over Alleged Force-Placed Insurance ‘Scheme’

Allstate’s National General auto insurance brand has been sued by the U.S. Department of Justice over allegations that National General and subsidiaries “engaged in a scheme to defraud customers” by putting its insurance product onto vehicles financed by Wells Fargo. …

How California’s Homeowners Insurance Crisis Is Affecting Brokers

A growing homeowners insurance crisis for Californians is straining brokers who must work harder to get increasingly expensive and more frequently unavailable coverage for their clients, a crisis many of them blame on regulations and wildfires. Wildfires have made the …

Allstate, State Farm Sued Over $4 Billion Maui Fire Settlement

A half-dozen Maui wildfire victims sued a group of insurers, including State Farm and Allstate, accusing them of throwing a wrench into a tentative $4 billion deal to settle their claims. The lawsuit filed Friday in state court in Maui …