Allstate Insurance Company News

Rhode Island Chiropractic Office Sued for Alleged Insurance Fraud Scheme

An insurance company is suing a Providence, R.I., chiropractic office, alleging its owner falsified medical records to boost insurance claims and paid kickbacks to personal injury lawyers who referred clients. The Providence Journal reports the lawsuit filed by Allstate Insurance …

Allstate Sees Increasing Demand in Mass., Plans to Add 130 New Agents

Allstate Insurance Company announced this week it is planning to appoint more than 130 new insurance agents in Massachusetts by the end of next year. The expansion is in response to what the company described as an increasing demand in …

Allstate Plans to Hire New Agents in Penn., Conn., Maine, R.I., N.H.

Allstate Insurance Company announced last week that the company is planning to hire new insurance agents in Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Maine, Rhode Island and New Hampshire. The insurer would hire approximately 455 new agents in these five states over the next …

Allstate Sues 6 Physicians, Medical Corporations in New York

Allstate Insurance Company is seeking to recover $3.8 million against six physicians and five medical professional corporations in its third insurance fraud lawsuit of 2013. Since 2003, Allstate has filed 47 fraud lawsuits in New York State seeking more than …

Philadelphia Residents Among Worst Drivers in Nation: Allstate Report

Philadelphia drivers have been ranked as the worst among big cities with at least 1 million residents, according to an annual report from the Allstate Insurance Company.The eighth annual “Allstate America’s Best Drivers Report” is based on Allstate’s claims data. …

Allstate Loses $280 Million on Disasters in April

Home and auto insurer Allstate Corp. said on Thursday it lost $280 million in April on natural disasters, more than it lost in the first three months of the year combined. Allstate said the pre-tax loss came from 10 separate …

Allstate Profit Jumps 46% in Q1

Allstate Insurance reported a first quarter profit of $766 million, up by about 46 percent from a year-earlier profit of $524 million. The increase was due to improvement in operating income and, to a lesser extent, realized capital gains. Operating …

Allstate Announces $1 Billion Share Buyback Plan

Allstate Corp.’s board of directors has approved a new $1 billion share repurchase program. The Northbrook, Illinois-based company will issue a combination of preferred stock and senior unsecured notes totaling $1.25 billion to fund the buyback, which is expected to …

Allstate, Encompass Fined for Violating Delaware Insurance Law

Delaware Insurance Commissioner Karen Weldin Stewart has fined Allstate Insurance Co. and its subsidiary Encompass Insurance Co. a total of $50,000 for violations of Delaware insurance law. The fines are contained in two separate consent orders, signed by Stewart this …