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San Antonio Hailstorm: Costliest Ever in Texas?
May 2 2016 // A hailstorm that covered a swath of nearly 70 miles hit the San Antonio area on April 12 and is estimated to become the costliest such storm in Texas history, an insurer trade group says. The storm was concentrated in the...
Allstate Racks Up Big March Losses from Southwestern Hailstorms
Apr 21 2016 // The Allstate Corp. this week announced estimated catastrophe losses for the month of March of $638 million pre-tax, and an estimated $827 million pre-tax for first quarter 2016, in the wake of severe hailstorms in the...
Randall, Smith Top Allstate’s List of Stormiest Texas Counties
Apr 18 2016 // Texas storms affected more Allstate insured homes in Randall county than any other part of the state over the past five years, while Smith county saw the highest frequency of lightning. Allstate tallied the top 25 Texas...
Allstate Responds to Georgia Insurance Department’s Rate Filing Investigation
Apr 14 2016 // Allstate Insurance Co. is speaking out about an investigation by the Georgia Department of Insurance into the carrier’s plan to raise auto insurance rates for some in the state by at least 25 percent. In a statement...
Georgia to Investigate Allstate Auto Rate Increase
Apr 12 2016 // A Georgia statewide rate increase of 25 percent on Allstate Property & Casualty Insurance Company policyholders has triggered a consumer alert from state Insurance Commissioner Ralph Hudgens. The Georgia Department of...
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...
Capp Joins Answer Financial to Sign More Business Partners
Mar 30 2016 // Tom Capp has joined the senior management team for the online auto and home insurance agency Answer Financial. Capp, as senior vice president of Business Development, will be working to grow the company’s network of...
Allstate’s Pickford Named InVEST Director, Replacing Retiring Mattis
Mar 18 2016 // Deborah M. Pickford has joined InVEST, the insurance industry’s classroom-to-career education program that is in more than 600 colleges and high schools, as executive director. Pickford will replace Diane Mattis, who...
California Commissioner, Allstate Agree to Homeowner Rate Reduction
Mar 7 2016 // California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones reached an agreement last month with Allstate Insurance Co. and Allstate Indemnity Insurance to reduce the carrier’s homeowner insurance rates statewide by an average of...
Allstate Moving 400 Tech Jobs to Chicago
Mar 3 2016 // Insurance company Allstate has announced plans to open an innovation hub with 400 employees at Chicago’s Merchandise Mart. The Northbrook-based company announced that the 45,000-square-foot office space will house...
Allstate Rideshare Coverage Approved in California
Mar 3 2016 // California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones has approved a new rideshare insurance product from Allstate Insurance. The Allstate coverage is for for people driving for transportation network companies like Uber and...
California Commissioner, Allstate Agree to Homeowner Rate Reduction
Feb 17 2016 // California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones has reached an agreement with Allstate Insurance Co. and Allstate Indemnity Insurance to reduce the carrier’s homeowner insurance rates statewide by an average of 12.6...
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...
Surge in Auto Claims Dampens Allstate Q4 Profit
Feb 4 2016 // Allstate Corp., the largest publicly traded U.S. car and home insurer, said fourth-quarter profit fell on a surge in auto claims. Net income declined 41 percent to $489 million, or $1.18 a share, from $824 million, or...
Ex-Allstate Exec Lacher Succeeds Southwell as Kemper President, CEO
Nov 29 2015 // Joseph P. Lacher Jr., 46, has joined Kemper Corp. as president, chief executive officer and a member of the Kemper board of directors. At the same time, Donald G. Southwell, who had previously announced his plans to...
Allstate Profit Down in Q3 as Auto Claims Rise
Nov 4 2015 // Allstate Corp., the largest publicly traded U.S. car and home insurer, said third-quarter profit slipped 17 percent as claims rose and policy growth slowed in the automobile insurance business. Net income decreased to $650...
Allstate Names Green as President of Encompass Insurance
Oct 29 2015 // The Allstate Corp. has announced that Mark Green named president of the Encompass insurance companies, which sells through independent agents. Green has 25 years of experience in the insurance industry. Last year he was...
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...
Insurance Company Investors Assess Hurricane Joaquin Damage
Oct 2 2015 // The hurricane strengthening off the U.S. East Coast is buffeting insurance providers as investors assess the possible damages. Losses began to accelerate as Joaquin grew into a Category 4 hurricane, with top winds...
