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Allstate Floridian Applies to Scale Back, Drop 95,000 Homeowners
Jun 6 2005 // Allstate Floridian, the state’s third-largest provider of homeowners insurance has applied to the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation in Tallahassee to scale back its insurance risk in Florida by dropping 95,000...
News Briefs
Jun 6 2005 // FLORIDA Fla. CFO: “Prepare Now for Hurricanes” After an un-precedented hurricane season last year and experts predicting the formation of more than 13 named Atlantic storms this season, Florida’s Chief...
People
Jun 6 2005 // Higginbotham & Associates, a privately held insurance brokerage firm based in Fort Worth, Texas, named commercial property and casualty broker Scott Fitzgerald as vice president to reflect his increased 2004 sales...
Allstate Rolls Out Your Choice Auto Insurance in Texas
May 24 2005 // Allstate announced the Texas rollout of a new product, Your Choice Auto Insurance, which the company says provides consumers more choices, innovative features and enhanced rewards for safe drivers. The product, available...
Allstate, SIIS and Others Launch Flood Safety Campaign
May 23 2005 // Just in time for the Memorial Day weekend, public and private sector partners, including the Allstate Foundation and Southwestern Insurance Information Service, are joining forces to expand flood safety awareness in Texas...
ALLSTATE TESTING ‘YOUR CHOICE’
May 23 2005 // A new auto insurance plan introduced by Allstate Corp. in Tennessee attempts to drive the market away from a price obsession and refocus attention on products and features. Called the “Your Choice” option, the...
News Briefs
May 23 2005 // GEORGIA Licensing System Changes The Georgia Insurance Comm-ission held “Ind-ustry Day Meet-ings” across the state in May to discuss recent changes to the licensing system. In an effort to be responsive to...
Allstate Chooses Wilson as President, COO Beginning June 1
May 19 2005 // The Allstate Corporation announced that Thomas Wilson has been elected president and chief operating officer, effective June 1, 2005. In this newly created position, Wilson will be responsible for all of Allstate’s...
Allstate Floridian Scaling Back on Risk; Applies to Drop 95,000 Homeowners
May 19 2005 // Allstate Floridian, the state’s third-largest provider of homeowners insurance has applied to the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation in Tallahassee to scale back its insurance risk in Florida by dropping 95,000...
W. Va. Insurers React to Passed Legislation, Five Companies Decreasing Auto Rates
May 2 2005 // Insurers in West Virginia, reacting to the legislation singed last week that eliminates third-party, bad-faith lawsuits, have begun to take the first steps toward lowering insurance rates. State Farm Insurance Friday...
Allstate Drives Forward with N.Y. Auto Rate Cuts
May 2 2005 // Acting Superintendent of Insurance Howard Mills announced that Allstate Insurance Company, New York’s largest auto insurer in terms of market share, has agreed to reduce their customers’ premiums, on average,...
Allstate Testing ‘Your Choice’ Auto Policy Option in Tennessee Market
Apr 29 2005 // The goal of a new auto insurance plan introduced by Allstate Corp. in Tennessee attempts to drive the market away from a price obsession and refocus attention on products and features. Called the Your Choice options, it...
Allstate Sues Defunct California Auto Repair Co.
Apr 25 2005 // Insurance giant Allstate Corp. on April 22 sued the liquidator of an out-of-business automotive repair company that has held about 1,000 cars awaiting collision repairs until its assets are sold. Allstate filed a Superior...
New Jersey Court: Drunk Driver Can Collect Medical Benefits
Apr 14 2005 // In a decision that could affect auto insurance policies for millions of New Jersey drivers, a state appeals court ruled Wednesday that a drunken driver can still collect medical expenses from her carrier. A provision in an...
Fla. Homeowner Files Lawsuit, Asks Allstate to Pay $10,000 for Mold Damage
Mar 14 2005 // A Florida homeowner has filed a lawsuit against Allstate Insurance to collect $10,000, accusing the company of failing to pay for mold damage after Hurricane Charley. The lawsuit brought by homeowner Luann Guy of Cape...
Calif. Warrant Sweep Nets Eight Suspects; Six Wanted for Insurance Fraud
Feb 28 2005 // Starting last Thursday, investigators from the California Department of Insurance’s Fraud Division (CDI) conducted joint operations in the Central Valley to execute outstanding arrest warrants. This sweep netted...
Allstate, AIG, Chubb, St. Paul/Travelers Ask Pa. Commissioner to Examine ACE Brandywine Sale
Feb 21 2005 // The law firm representing Allstate Insurance Company, American International Group Inc., Chubb & Son, and St. Paul Travelers has filed a demand, addressed to Diane Koken head of the Pennsylvania Department of...
Esurance Sales Center Plan Heats Up East Coast Auto Policy Competition
Dec 28 2004 // Esurance, a direct-to-consumer auto insurance company, has announced plans to open a new Tampa Sales Center and to hire 25 sales representatives. The new sales center will supplement activities at the company’s Tampa...
Allstate, Encompass Partner for Agents
Dec 2 2004 // To better serve independent insurance agencies, The Allstate Corp. is integrating its three independent agency brands under its Encompass independent agency organization, forming one combined sales organization dedicated...
2004 HURRICANE SEASON NOT SO UNUSUAL AFTER ALL:
Nov 22 2004 // According to an analysis conducted by AIR Worldwide (AIR), a risk modeling company, the 2004 hurricane season should not be considered rare. The analysis, based on the AIR hurricane model, revealed that insurers should...
