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Allstate says it paid Katrina claims of type State Farm denied
Feb 26 2007 // Giant insurer Allstate Corp., based in Northbrook, Ill., doesn’t have much to fear from a Mississippi class-action lawsuit that seeks to have insurers in the state reopen closed Hurricane Katrina claims, according to...
New Orleans couple drops suit against Allstate over Katrina damage
Feb 26 2007 // The first federal trial in New Orleans in the wave of insurance litigation spawned by Hurricane Katrina ended abruptly Feb. 15 when a couple suing Allstate Indemnity Co. dropped their lawsuit amid allegations they...
Declarations
Feb 26 2007 // No need to be unkind “It’s not a popular position. I’ve had people who have said unkind things. I’ve had people who say I need to be replaced.” — Arkansas State Sen. Kim Hendren,...
Lessons learned from Katrina and beyond
Feb 26 2007 // The 2006 Atlantic hurricane season came and went with barely a blip — despite initial projections by some that there would be two to five major hurricanes that year. How could insurance industry predictions be so...
News Currents
Feb 25 2007 // Maryland mulls how to keep property insurers on coast Alarmed that homeowners on Maryland’s coasts may one day be cut off from home insurance, state lawmakers are mulling new rules prohibiting insurers from pulling...
Declarations
Feb 25 2007 // Brady in court “At that moment I wasn’t sure what was happening, if that was normal or not normal.” New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady testifying that he watched his mentor, Charlie Weis, move in...
Allstate says it paid Katrina claims of type State Farm denied
Feb 25 2007 // Giant insurer Allstate Corp., based in Northbrook, Ill., doesn’t have much to fear from a Mississippi class-action lawsuit that seeks to have insurers in the state reopen closed Hurricane Katrina claims, according to...
Lessons learned from Katrina and beyond
Feb 25 2007 // The 2006 Atlantic hurricane season came and went with barely a blip — despite initial projections by some that there would be two to five major hurricanes that year. How could insurance industry predictions be so...
Declarations
Feb 25 2007 // No need to be unkind “It’s not a popular position. I’ve had people who have said unkind things. I’ve had people who say I need to be replaced.” — Arkansas State Sen. Kim Hendren,...
News Currents
Feb 25 2007 // New Orleans couple drops suit against Allstate over Katrina damage The first federal trial in New Orleans in the wave of insurance litigation spawned by Hurricane Katrina ended abruptly Feb. 15 when a couple suing Allstate...
Judge in Texas Approves Settlement in Allstate Discrimination Case
Feb 18 2007 // A federal judge in Texas has given final approval to a class-action settlement in a case accusing Allstate Corp. of discriminating against minority policyholders by using credit reports to set rates. U.S. District Judge...
New Orleans Couple Drops Suit Against Allstate over Katrina Damage
Feb 16 2007 // The first federal trial in New Orleans in the wave of insurance litigation spawned by Hurricane Katrina ended abruptly Feb. 15 when a couple suing Allstate Indemnity Co. dropped their lawsuit amid allegations they...
Maryland Mulls Ways to Keep Insurers from Abandoning Coastal Properties
Feb 15 2007 // Alarmed that homeowners on Maryland’s coasts may one day be cut off from home insurance, state lawmakers are mulling new rules prohibiting insurers from pulling out of areas they deem risky. But insurers met with...
Allstate Says It Paid Katrina Claims of Type State Farm Denied
Feb 15 2007 // Giant insurer Allstate Corp. doesn’t have much to fear from a Mississippi class-action lawsuit that seeks to have insurers in the state reopen closed Hurricane Katrina claims, according to the company’s chief...
Allstate Profit Rose 17% in 4th Quarter
Jan 31 2007 // Allstate Corp., the second-biggest U.S. personal-lines insurer behind State Farm, said its fourth-quarter profit rose 17 percent as it continued to benefit from a benign year for hurricanes. The $1.21 billion (euro930...
Fla. Lawmakers Face Balancing Act in This Week’s Insurance Session
Jan 15 2007 // Florida lawmakers wish they could simply outlaw hurricanes. That would solve the state’s insurance crisis. Unfortunately, changing the weather seems easier than what legislators have on their hands. As they return to...
Declarations
Jan 8 2007 // One New York “Every policy, every action, every decision we make in this administration will further two overarching objectives: we must transform our government so that it is as ethical and wise as all of New York,...
Declarations
Jan 7 2007 // One New York “Every policy, every action, every decision we make in this administration will further two overarching objectives: we must transform our government so that it is as ethical and wise as all of New York,...
No rule change for Allstate in La.
Dec 25 2006 // A panel of state insurance regulators on Dec. 15 rejected a proposed rule change that Allstate Insurance Co. cites as critical to deciding the company’s long-term future in Louisiana after Hurricane Katrina. The...
ALLSTATE: NO NEW RISKS IN CONN., N.J. AND DEL.
Dec 25 2006 // Allstate Insurance Co., continuing its reappraisal of its hurricane loss exposure along the East Coast, has decided to stop writing new property insurance policies in all areas of Connecticut, New Jersey and Delaware. The...
