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Top 10 Midwest Insurance Journal Stories of 2022

Allstate buying office space in downtown Chicago, State Farm suing Tesla over a car fire, and Geico being ordered to settle with a woman who contracted an STD in an insured’s car were some of the most-read stories in Insurance …

Allstate Commits to 2030 Net Zero Emissions Goal

Allstate Corporation announced a commitment to achieve net zero emissions for direct, indirect and value-chain greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. In addition, the personal lines giant has set 2025 as the target year for achieving a net zero investment portfolio. …

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 …

Allstate in Talks to Return Headquarters to Chicago From Suburbs

Allstate Corp. is in talks about moving its headquarters to Chicago after selling the majority of its suburban campus earlier this year, potentially returning to a city that it quit decades ago. The insurer has held discussions with Chicago officials …

Allstate Q3 Net Income in the Red; Continues Efforts to ‘Restore Property-Liability Margins’

Allstate Corp. said it recorded a third quarter net loss applicable to common shareholders of $694 million compared to net income of $508 million a year ago during the same time. Allstate’s Q3 combined ratio was an unprofitable 111.6 – …

Allstate Expects Q3 Net Loss Up to $725M; Ian Caused $366M Net Loss

Allstate Corp said it expects to report a third quarter net loss of of between $675 million and $725 million with pre-tax catastrophe losses, net of reinsurance, of $763 million. Catastrophe losses net of reinsurance for September were an estimated …

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 …

Georgia Insurance Commissioner Slams Allstate’s 25% Auto Rate Increase

The Georgia insurance commissioner is publicly shaming one of the country’s largest auto insurers after the carrier announced an average 25% rate increase in the state. “I am angry and disappointed that Allstate has chosen to exploit a loophole in …

Allstate Executives Shuffle With Retirement of Property-Liability President

Allstate announced August 18 that Glenn Shapiro, president, Property-Liability, has decided to retire at the end of September. He joined Allstate as chief claims officer in 2016 and has held his current position since 2018. Current chief financial officer Mario …

Allstate ‘Further Accelerating’ Rate Hikes Following Q2 Loss

Allstate Corp. said it is accelerating its plan to increase auto insurance rates as it reported unprofitable results for the second quarter. Allstate booked a net loss of $1.04 billion in the second quarter compared with a net income profit …