All the headlines from our Allstate Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Aug 26 2014 // Allstate Insurance Co.’s 10th annual “Allstate America’s Best Drivers Report” ranks Brownsville, Texas, second safest among America’s 200 largest cities in terms of car collision...
Aug 26 2014 // Drivers in Boston and Worcester, Massachusetts, are the most accident-prone in the U.S., landing at the bottom of an annual ranking of the nation’s 200 biggest urban areas by Allstate Corp.Worcester’s drivers...
Aug 4 2014 // Allstate Insurance Co. plans to add several local agency owners in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Alaska and Hawaii in 2014.Allstate’s plan is to recruit 51 new exclusive agents, 13 financial specialists and the company...
Jul 31 2014 // Allstate Corp. reported its second quarter profit rose 49 percent due to higher premiums and despite higher catastrophe losses. Net income rose to $645 million, up from $434 million for the same quarter last...
Jul 24 2014 // Allstate Insurance Co. plans to add several local agency owners in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Alaska and Hawaii in 2014.Allstate’s plan is to recruit 51 new exclusive agents, 13 financial specialists and the company...
Jun 23 2014 // Allstate Corp. estimated that it had $440 million in pre-tax catastrophe losses for the month of May 2014 —or $286 million after taxes.The Northbrook, Ill.-based company said 11 events contributed to May losses, at an...
Jun 16 2014 // New York’s Department of Financial Services (DFS) issued a bulletin on May 27 to all New York auto insurers encouraging them to adopt “usage-based insurance” (UBI) programs.Under these voluntary programs,...
Jun 16 2014 // Allstate Insurance Co. plans to add additional agency owners in California in 2014, the company recently announced.The Northbrook, Ill-based company is expanding its recruiting campaign for the sixth consecutive year....
May 29 2014 // Allstate Insurance Co. plans to add additional agency owners in California in 2014, the company announced on Thursday.The Northbrook, Ill-based company is expanding its recruiting campaign for the sixth consecutive year....
May 28 2014 // New York’s Department of Financial Services (DFS) issued a bulletin to all New York auto insurers encouraging them to adopt “usage-based insurance” (UBI) programs.Under these voluntary programs, consumers...
May 7 2014 // Allstate Corp. reported that higher losses from catastrophes due to severe winter weather cut into profits in the first quarter while higher premiums helped offset the effect. The company reported net income of $587...
Apr 21 2014 // Jerry HourihanAmerican International Group (AIG) has named Jerry Hourihan as president of Private Client Group for the U.S. and Canada. He will report to Ralph Mucerino, CEO of Consumer Regional, Americas.Hourihan will be...
Apr 9 2014 // Allstate Corp. and Bank of America Corp.’s Merrill Lynch unit agreed to end a lawsuit by the insurer over $167 million in mortgage-backed securities as the second-largest U.S. lender continues to resolve litigation...
Apr 9 2014 // Under its effort to continue expanding across Colorado, Allstate says it will appoint 24 new agency owners in the state this year and it will offer to pay people for referring qualified candidates.Including support staff...
Apr 8 2014 // Allstate Corp. and Bank of America Corp.’s Countrywide unit have agreed to dismiss a lawsuit stemming from $700 million of toxic mortgage debt, according to a court filing on Tuesday.The parties “have agreed to...
Apr 8 2014 // Esurance, the direct-to-consumer insurance company, said that Alan Gellman has joined the company as chief marketing officer.Gellman will oversee all of Esurance’s marketing and advertising efforts, including direct...
Mar 31 2014 // Days before a key vote in Colorado Legislature on ridesharing regulation a large insurer has come out with a poll that shows the majority of Coloradans believe rideshare companies should cover their drivers with commercial...
Mar 13 2014 // A new survey released this month says most Mississippians support tightening the state’s law on texting while driving.Currently Mississippi prohibits texting while driving for those with a learner’s permit or...
Mar 10 2014 // New Jersey is the most expensive state for auto insurance where the average expenditure is $1,183.95. Idaho is the least expensive with an average expenditure for coverage at $535.15. – Insurance Information Institute...
Feb 21 2014 // Allstate Corp., the largest publicly traded U.S. home and auto insurer, increased its agency count for the first time since 2007 as the company targeted growth beyond the U.S. East Coast to diversify risk.The insurer had...