National General News

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 …

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. …

Allstate to Acquire Insurer SafeAuto to Merge Into National General Brand

Allstate has agreed to acquire Ohio-based SafeAuto, which offers car insurance that meets the minimum legal requirements in 28 states. The acquisition will be through Allstate subsidiary National General and SafeAuto will be integrated into National General’s direct-to-consumer non-standard auto …

Allstate to Buy National General for $4 Billion, Growing Auto, Independent Agent Business

U.S. Insurer Allstate Corp. said on Tuesday it will buy National General Holdings Corp. for about $4 billion in cash, scaling up its auto insurance business at a time when the coronavirus has crushed traffic on roads and reduced claims. …

Q4 Earnings Briefs: State Auto, National General, Donegal, Safety, Protective

State Auto Financial State Auto Financial Corp. (STFC) reported fourth-quarter net income of $32.7 million, after reporting a loss in the same period a year earlier. The Columbus, Ohio-based company said it had net income of 72 cents per share. …

QBE North America Sells National Farmers Union to National General

National General Holdings Corp. has agreed to acquire National Farmers Union Property and Casualty Co. from QBE North America. The estimated purchase price is $43 million. National Farmers Union Insurance writes personal and farm auto and farm and homeowners’ insurance …

Wells Fargo’s Latest Scandal: Selling Customers Auto Insurance They Didn’t Need

Fraudulent bank accounts, bogus credit cards, compromised customer data and, now, unwanted car insurance. Wells Fargo & Co., it seems, just can’t stay out of trouble. News late last week that the lender may have charged more than 500,000 people …

10 Arrested in North Carolina Staged Auto Accident Ring

Nine residents in Pitt County, North Carolina, were arrested in connection with an alleged staged auto accident ring, according to a statement from the North Carolina Department of Insurance (NCDOI). Investigators allege the accused staged seven separate vehicle crashes between …

QBE Selling Lender-Placed Insurance Business for $90M

QBE Insurance Group Ltd., Australia’s second-largest insurer by market value, agreed to sell its North American mortgage and lender services business to National General Holdings Corp. for $90 million. The transaction will result in a pretax loss of about $120 …

Ratings Roundup: of Boubyan Takaful, National General

A.M. Best Europe – Rating Services Limited has revised the outlook to stable from positive and affirmed the financial strength rating of ‘C++’ (Marginal) and the issuer credit rating of “b” of Boubyan Takaful Insurance Company KSC (CLOSED), which is …