Latest Allstate Headlines
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Allstate: Overweight Drivers, Passengers Hurt Vehicle Fuel Efficiency
Oct 9 2012 // It’s not just the gas-guzzling SUVs that are hurting the driving fuel efficiency. The growing average weight of Americans is responsible for millions of gallons of additional gasoline used in the country every year,...
Allstate Agents Returning to Massachusetts After 25 Years
Oct 5 2012 // Allstate Insurance Co. is reopening brick-and-mortar offices in Massachusetts after a quarter century of absence. Back in 1987, the Northbrook, Ill.-headquartered Allstate closed its offices in Massachusetts and pulled out...
Allstate Raising Homeowner Rates in Louisiana
Sep 24 2012 // Allstate Corp. is raising insurance rates for 144,000 Louisiana homeowners. The company announced that about 71,000 homeowners insured by Allstate Insurance Co. will see their rates increase by 11.3 percent, while 73,000...
Allstate Raising Homeowner Rates in Louisiana
Sep 13 2012 // Allstate Corp. is raising rates for 144,000 Louisiana homeowners who get their insurance coverage from two Allstate companies. The company announced that about 71,000 homeowners insured by Allstate Insurance Co. will see...
Philadelphia Residents Among Worst Drivers in Nation: Report
Sep 10 2012 // Philadelphia drivers have been ranked as the worst among big cities with at least 1 million residents, according to an annual report from Allstate. The eighth annual “Allstate America’s Best Drivers...
Esurance Pay-Drive Filing Approved
Sep 7 2012 // California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones approved a personal auto filing by Esurance that will allow its policyholders to voluntarily participate in a pay-drive verified mileage auto program. Under the San...
Brownsville Named Safest Driving City in Texas
Aug 30 2012 // Brownsville once again tops the list as the safest driving city in Texas, according to the eighth annual “Allstate America’s Best Drivers Report” released by Allstate Insurance Company. The report, based...
Allstate Sues Florida Neurologic Clinic for $7.6M in False Claims
Aug 30 2012 // A Florida neurologic clinic that specializes in treating patients with traumatic brain and spinal cord injuries is being sued by a major automotive insurance company for more than $7 million in false claims stemming from...
Philadelphia Residents Among Worst Drivers in Nation: Allstate Report
Aug 29 2012 // Philadelphia drivers have been ranked as the worst among big cities with at least 1 million residents, according to an annual report from the Allstate Insurance Company.A driver in Philadelphia will experience an auto...
10 U.S. Cities with Safest Drivers
Aug 28 2012 // This year’s top honor of “America’s Safest Driving City” is Sioux Falls, South Dakota, where the average driver will experience an auto collision every 13.8 years, which is 27.6 percent less likely...
Allstate Names Gupta as Chief Marketing Officer
Aug 23 2012 // Personal lines insurer Allstate has named Ally Financial’s Sanjay Gupta to its senior leadership team as executive vice president and chief marketing officer. Gupta will be responsible for Allstate’s marketing...
Allstate Blows Past Q2 Earnings Estimates on Lower Disaster Impact
Aug 1 2012 // Home and auto insurer Allstate Corp swung to a profit in the second quarter, smashing recently lowered Wall Street expectations, after its disaster losses were less than half of the record-breaking level they hit last...
Sprint Offers Usage-Based, Driver Tracking Service for Insurance Industry
Jul 23 2012 // Communications firm Sprint has begun selling driver tracking services to auto insurers. Sprint said its integrated, end-to-end usage-based insurance (UBI) services is designed specifically for the auto insurance industry....
Allstate Reports Catastrophe Losses for Q2 of $820 Million
Jul 19 2012 // The nation’s largest publicly-held personal lines insurer, Allstate Corp., announced estimated catastrophe losses of $820 million, pre-tax, for the second quarter 2012, which includes $440 million for June. Last...
Allstate Dropping 10,000 South Carolina Homeowners Policies
Jul 12 2012 // Allstate is dropping about 10,000 South Carolina home insurance customers. The company is dropping customers who don’t also carry Allstate auto coverage, have older homes and have homes insured for less than...
Esurance Offering Discount to Texas Drivers for Facebook ‘Like’
Jul 10 2012 // Esurance announced it is now offering drivers in Texas a 10 percent discount on their car insurance for “liking” Esurance on Facebook. The company said “Like to Save” discount is a natural extension...
Esurance Extends Discounts to Same-Sex Couples in Domestic Partnerships
Jun 27 2012 // Esurance, the direct-to-consumer personal car insurance company, is offering new car insurance savings to same-sex couples in domestic partnerships and civil unions in 21 new states across the country. Same-sex couples who...
Allstate Ramps Up Agent Recruiting in Northeast
Jun 4 2012 // Allstate Insurance Company announced on May 15 that it is looking to appoint 140 new agency owners in Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Vermont. Allstate said the move is part of its...
Allstate Loses $280 Million on Disasters in April
May 17 2012 // Home and auto insurer Allstate Corp. said on Thursday it lost $280 million in April on natural disasters, more than it lost in the first three months of the year combined. Allstate said the pre-tax loss came from 10...
Allstate Looks to Grow Florida Agency Force Again
May 15 2012 // Allstate’s Florida says it wants to add dozens of new agencies along with support staff jobs across the state, mostly in north and central Florida. Allstate said its 2012 agency strategy should create approximately...
