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Nationwide on the Darker Side in Super Bowl Ad
Feb 2 2015 // Nationwide Insurance ran into some social media backlash to its Super Bowl commercial that the company says was intended to spark a “fierce conversation” about preventing childhood deaths. Late last night, the...
Private Auto Premiums See Largest Q3 Growth in 10 Years: SNL
Jan 12 2015 // Private auto insurance industry direct premiums written rose 5.13 percent in the third quarter of 2014, the largest third-quarter year-over-year growth in the past 10 years, according to an analysis by SNL Financial. The...
Private Auto Premiums See Largest Q3 Growth in 10 Years: SNL
Dec 19 2014 // Private auto insurance industry direct premiums written rose 5.13 percent in the third quarter of 2014, the largest third-quarter year-over-year growth in the past 10 years, according to an analysis by SNL Financial. The...
Price Optimization Allegations Challenged, NAIC Investigating Practice
Dec 18 2014 // Reaction to industry-wide price optimization allegations from a consumer group known to call out insurers has been somewhat critical yet guarded – however it appears regulators may already be starting to look into the...
Allstate Realigns Customer Units; Promotes Winter, Other Executives
Dec 17 2014 // The Allstate Corp. announced organizational and leadership changes in its personal lines management, agency distribution, multiple-customer operations and technology that CEO Thomas J. Wilson says prepare the company to...
Brandt Joins Esurance in California as Chief Claims Officer
Oct 14 2014 // Esurance has Eric Brandt managing director and chief claims officer. Brandt will oversee the strategic direction and management of Esurance’s claims function. Brandt will report to Gary Tolman and be based at...
Brownsville, Texas Ranks Second Among Safe Driving Cities
Aug 26 2014 // Allstate Insurance Co.’s 10th annual “Allstate America’s Best Drivers Report” ranks Brownsville, Texas, second safest among America’s 200 largest cities in terms of car collision...
Boston Is Tops When It Comes to Risky Drivers: Study
Aug 26 2014 // Drivers in Boston and Worcester, Massachusetts, are the most accident-prone in the U.S., landing at the bottom of an annual ranking of the nation’s 200 biggest urban areas by Allstate Corp. Worcester’s drivers...
Allstate Seeks Agents in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Alaska and Hawaii
Aug 4 2014 // Allstate Insurance Co. plans to add several local agency owners in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Alaska and Hawaii in 2014. Allstate’s plan is to recruit 51 new exclusive agents, 13 financial specialists and the company...
Allstate Q2 Profit Up 49%
Jul 31 2014 // Allstate Corp. reported its second quarter profit rose 49 percent due to higher premiums and despite higher catastrophe losses. Net income rose to $645 million, up from $434 million for the same quarter last...
Allstate Seeks Agents in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Alaska and Hawaii
Jul 24 2014 // Allstate Insurance Co. plans to add several local agency owners in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Alaska and Hawaii in 2014. Allstate’s plan is to recruit 51 new exclusive agents, 13 financial specialists and the company...
Allstate Estimates $440M Catastrophe Losses for May
Jun 23 2014 // Allstate Corp. estimated that it had $440 million in pre-tax catastrophe losses for the month of May 2014 —or $286 million after taxes. The Northbrook, Ill.-based company said 11 events contributed to May losses, at an...
N.Y. Encourages Auto Insurers to Adopt Telematics Programs
Jun 16 2014 // New York’s Department of Financial Services (DFS) issued a bulletin on May 27 to all New York auto insurers encouraging them to adopt “usage-based insurance” (UBI) programs. Under these voluntary...
Allstate Recruiting Agency Owners in California
Jun 16 2014 // Allstate Insurance Co. plans to add additional agency owners in California in 2014, the company recently announced. The Northbrook, Ill-based company is expanding its recruiting campaign for the sixth consecutive year....
Allstate Recruiting Agency Owners in California
May 29 2014 // Allstate Insurance Co. plans to add additional agency owners in California in 2014, the company announced on Thursday. The Northbrook, Ill-based company is expanding its recruiting campaign for the sixth consecutive year....
New York DFS Issues Bulletin Urging Auto Insurers to Adopt Telematics Programs
May 28 2014 // New York’s Department of Financial Services (DFS) issued a bulletin to all New York auto insurers encouraging them to adopt “usage-based insurance” (UBI) programs. Under these voluntary programs,...
Allstate Q1 Profit Drops on Weather Losses
May 7 2014 // Allstate Corp. reported that higher losses from catastrophes due to severe winter weather cut into profits in the first quarter while higher premiums helped offset the effect. The company reported net income of $587...
People – East
Apr 21 2014 // Jerry HourihanAmerican International Group (AIG) has named Jerry Hourihan as president of Private Client Group for the U.S. and Canada. He will report to Ralph Mucerino, CEO of Consumer Regional, Americas. Hourihan will be...
Allstate, Merrill Lynch End $167 Million Mortgage Suit
Apr 9 2014 // Allstate Corp. and Bank of America Corp.’s Merrill Lynch unit agreed to end a lawsuit by the insurer over $167 million in mortgage-backed securities as the second-largest U.S. lender continues to resolve litigation...
Recruiting Allstate in Colorado Will Pay for Refers
Apr 9 2014 // Under its effort to continue expanding across Colorado, Allstate says it will appoint 24 new agency owners in the state this year and it will offer to pay people for referring qualified candidates. Including support staff...
