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North Carolina Man Charged with 8 Counts of Insurance Fraud

Jul 8 2015 // A Raleigh, N.C., man has been charged with eight counts of insurance fraud, eight counts obtaining property by false pretense, four counts of attempting to obtain property by false pretense and four counts of providing a...

CAMICO Wins IMCA Marketing Award; Allstate, Hartford, Jackson Also Honored

Jun 25 2015 // CAMICO won the SAMMY Award for overall Best of Show in insurance industry marketing and communications at the annual Insurance Marketing and Communications Association (IMCA) Showcase Awards gala this week in...

Allstate Estimates May Catastrophe Losses at $178M

Jun 19 2015 // The Allstate Corp. has estimated its catastrophe losses in the U.S. for the month of May 2015 of $178 million before tax from eight events. Four severe weather events accounted for over 77 percent of the estimated...

Allstate Announces Recruiting Campaign

Jun 15 2015 // Allstate Corp. announced its plan to grow its exclusive agency count and hire more licensed sales staff and financial professionals in the Northeast region.Allstate said in May that it seeks to appoint 63 new...

Allstate Reunites Owner with ’72 Corvette 43 Years After It Was Stolen

Jun 9 2015 // Terry Dietrich celebrated her 62nd birthday by reigniting a teenage romance.The 62-year-old accountant from Duluth, Georgia, was finally reunited last week with the 1972 Corvette Stingray that was stolen from her more than...

Allstate to Offer Ridesharing Endorsement in Four States

Jun 5 2015 // Allstate has launched a “Ride for Hire” endorsement for qualified transportation network company drivers that will be available in four states – Colorado, Illinois, Texas, and Virginia – by the end of this...

Allstate Sees Profit in Selling Customer Driving Data

May 28 2015 // Allstate Corp. said improved technology will eventually give the auto insurer a chance to boost revenue by selling customer driving data, much as Google Inc. profits by collecting information on those who use its search...

Allstate Seeks to Recruit Over 100 New Exclusive Agency Owners in Northeast

May 20 2015 // Allstate Corp. announced its plan to grow its exclusive agency count and hire more licensed sales staff and financial professionals in the Northeast region.Allstate said Monday that it seeks to appoint 63 new...

Allstate Says Profit Up 13% in Q1; Will Raise Auto Rates

May 6 2015 // Allstate Corp., the largest U.S. publicly traded seller of auto and home insurance, said first-quarter profit rose 13 percent as margins improved at the property- liability business and catastrophe losses fell.Net income...

GEICO, Allstate to Raise Auto Insurance Premiums

May 4 2015 // GEICO, which “everybody knows” saves drivers 15 percent on auto insurance, said it will raise its auto premiums after underwriting results declined in the first quarter.The giant direct writer said its...

Esurance Becomes Baseball’s Exclusive Auto Insurance Partner

Apr 29 2015 // Esurance has become Major League Baseball’s exclusive auto insurance partner in a multiyear agreement that includes title sponsorship of the sport’s new all-digital All-Star balloting.Neither MLB nor Esurance,...

Bell, Smith Top Allstate’s Stormiest Counties in Texas List

Apr 9 2015 // Allstate has tallied the top 25 Texas counties affected by severe weather; identifying areas with highest frequencies of wind and hail, and lightning related homeowner property damage claims from 2010 through 2014.Storms...

Allstate, Hartford, Gallagher Cited Among Most Ethical Companies

Mar 9 2015 // The Ethisphere Institute, which promotes standards of ethical business practices, announced its list of the 2015 World’s Most Ethical Companies. The latest list includes 132 companies representing more than 50...

Allstate Settles Mortgage Fraud Suit with Morgan Stanley

Feb 4 2015 // Allstate Insurance Co. agreed to settle a 2011 lawsuit accusing Morgan Stanley of fraud over more than $100 million worth of mortgage-backed securities in which the insurer invested.The largest publicly traded U.S. home...

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 30...

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 30...

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...