Latest Allstate Headlines
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Supreme Court Allows Discrimination Suit Over Allstate’s Use of Credit Scoring
Apr 28 2004 // Allstate Insurance Co. has lost its bid to squash a class action discrimination suit against it for its use of credit scoring in setting insurance prices. The U.S. Supreme Court this week denied the Northbrook, Ill.-based...
Allstate Case May End Use of Special Judges in La.
Apr 28 2004 // The use of administrative law judges to settle some legal disputes involving state agencies could be threatened by a lawsuit now before the Louisiana Supreme Court. According to Associated Press reports, the suit started...
Allstate Agents Pin Hopes on ERISA Charges Following Dismissal of Age Discrimination Complaint
Apr 2 2004 // Despite a federal judge throwing out their high-profile class action age discrimination claim against Allstate Insurance Co., lawyers for the 6,400 agents say they are happy with the decision overall because it permits...
Allstate Seeks $3.5M in Fraud Lawsuit
Mar 8 2004 // Allstate Insurance Co. and Allstate Indemnity Co. began serving summons and complaints upon a Los Angeles County chiropractor and his wife, accusing them of taking part in schemes designed to defraud the companies. Paul...
Five Monterey County Shop Owners Arrested in Auto Fraud Ring
Feb 23 2004 // Monterey County Sheriff’s Department arrested five businesses in one of the largest undercover insurance fraud sting operations in the history of Monterey County. Arrested were: 40-year-old David Alan Long, owner of...
COURT GRANTS ALLSTATE REQUEST:
Jan 26 2004 // Allstate Insurance Company announced that the United States Federal District Court for the Northern District of Texas has granted Allstate and Sterling Autobody Centers’ request for a preliminary injunction against...
Five Monterey County Shop Owners Arrested in Auto Fraud Ring
Jan 23 2004 // Monterey County Sheriff’s Department arrested five business in sting concluding what has turned out to be one of the largest undercover insurance fraud sting operation in the history of Monterey County. Arrested...
Esurance Announces New N.Y. Auto Coverage
Jan 19 2004 // Esurance Inc., a direct-to-consumer personal auto insurance company, will give New York drivers another option to consider when shopping for auto insurance. The company, a subsidiary of White Mountains Insurance Group,...
Federal Court Halts Enforcement of Texas HB 1131
Jan 15 2004 // Allstate Insurance Company announced that the United States Federal District Court for the Northern District of Texas has granted Allstate and Sterling Autobody Centers’ request for a preliminary injunction against...
Allstate Seeks $3.5M in Medical Fraud Lawsuit Against Calif. Chiropractor
Jan 13 2004 // Allstate Insurance Company and Allstate Indemnity Company began serving summons and complaints upon an Los Angeles County chiropractor and his wife, accusing them of taking part in schemes designed to defraud the...
NYSID Publishes Annual Ranking of Automobile Insurance Complaints
Dec 31 2003 // The New York State Insurance Department has published its annual compilation of the state’s 50 largest automobile insurance companies or groups of companies based on the record of complaints in 2002 The NYSID...
Allstate, Encompass Seek $17 Million in N.J. Fraud Lawsuit against Chiropractors, Related Co.’s
Dec 19 2003 // Allstate New Jersey Insurance Company and Encompass Insurance announced that they have filed a multi-million dollar civil complaint, under the New Jersey Insurance Fraud Prevention Act, in the Superior Court of Morris...
ALLSTATE TO REFUND $3.44M:
Dec 15 2003 // According to the Texas Attorney General’s Office, Allstate and its affiliated insurance companies agreed to a settlement that will result in refunds of $3.44 million to more than 23,000 Texas auto policyholders who...
Trio of Insurers File Largest No-Fault Lawsuit in N.Y. History
Dec 4 2003 // The Allstate Insurance Company, Encompass Insurance and Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company on Wednesday filed a RICO (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act) action in the Supreme Court of New York against 74...
Allstate to Refund $3.44 Million to Texas Auto Policyholders
Dec 4 2003 // The Texas Attorney General’s Office announced that Allstate and its affiliated insurance companies have agreed to a settlement that will result in refunds of $3.44 million to more than 23,000 Texas auto policyholders...
Allstate Announces Estimate of California Wildfire Losses
Nov 14 2003 // The Allstate Corporation announced that its pre-tax catastrophe losses related to the California wildfires, which began on Oct. 21, 2003, are preliminarily estimated to be between $290 and $330 million, $190 and $215...
Allstate Foundation Establishes $1 Million Wildfire Relief Fund
Nov 10 2003 // The Allstate Foundation joined with The California Community Foundation (CCF) to establish a $1 million fund to aid in the recovery and rebuilding efforts in response to the Southern California wildfire...
ALL WORK, TOO MUCH PAY:
Nov 3 2003 // Texas Mutual Insurance Company reported that Raymond Hicks of Del Valle, Texas pleaded guilty to workers’ compensation fraud before the 147th Travis County District Court in Austin. He received a sentence that...
Express Tax Service Notes Agreement with National Assoc. of Professional Allstate Agents
Oct 9 2003 // Express Tax Service, Inc., a Jacksonville, Fla.-based franchise company, has signed an agreement to offer tax services through the members of the National Association of Professional Allstate Agents (NAPAA). NAPAA is...
Allstate Sued by Fla. Imaging Center
Jun 30 2003 // Chicago-area based direct writer Allstate Insurance Co.’s Florida personal injury protection policyholders have filed a class action suit on their behalf by the law firm of Forizs & Dogali. Premier Open MRI, the...
