My guess is that those larger agencies have been in the business for quite sometime and years ago Allstate was offering the IA contract to qualified canidates, that has gone away. Like Sundance said the only way is the rural route.... and sometimes those IA's are large firms-- say in New Hampshire /...

Goodfellow, I have been with Allstate now for almost 8 years IN CONNECTICUT.. as a producer, now as an agent. I left for a short time (4 months) 2 years ago to look at an opportunity with State Farm, which to my dismay was far from what I wanted in a career. <span style='color:red'> First, State Far...

Here's the deal... Allstate Exclusives are exclusive-- no other appointments (other then the ones the company provides). The other agencies ... Yea it has happened that wives were part/whole owners of an independent across the street which is sad for those of us that play fair ... I guess I am not t...