Latest Allstate Headlines

All the headlines from our Allstate Topic Page, ordered by recency.

Allstate Blows Past Q2 Earnings Estimates on Lower Disaster Impact

Aug 1 2012 // Home and auto insurer Allstate Corp swung to a profit in the second quarter, smashing recently lowered Wall Street expectations, after its disaster losses were less than half of the record-breaking level they hit last...

Sprint Offers Usage-Based, Driver Tracking Service for Insurance Industry

Jul 23 2012 // Communications firm Sprint has begun selling driver tracking services to auto insurers.Sprint said its integrated, end-to-end usage-based insurance (UBI) services is designed specifically for the auto insurance industry....

Allstate Reports Catastrophe Losses for Q2 of $820 Million

Jul 19 2012 // The nation’s largest publicly-held personal lines insurer, Allstate Corp., announced estimated catastrophe losses of $820 million, pre-tax, for the second quarter 2012, which includes $440 million for June. Last...

Allstate Dropping 10,000 South Carolina Homeowners Policies

Jul 12 2012 // Allstate is dropping about 10,000 South Carolina home insurance customers.The company is dropping customers who don’t also carry Allstate auto coverage, have older homes and have homes insured for less than $220,000....

Esurance Offering Discount to Texas Drivers for Facebook ‘Like’

Jul 10 2012 // Esurance announced it is now offering drivers in Texas a 10 percent discount on their car insurance for “liking” Esurance on Facebook.The company said “Like to Save” discount is a natural extension...

Esurance Extends Discounts to Same-Sex Couples in Domestic Partnerships

Jun 27 2012 // Esurance, the direct-to-consumer personal car insurance company, is offering new car insurance savings to same-sex couples in domestic partnerships and civil unions in 21 new states across the country.Same-sex couples who...

Allstate Ramps Up Agent Recruiting in Northeast

Jun 4 2012 // Allstate Insurance Company announced on May 15 that it is looking to appoint 140 new agency owners in Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Vermont. Allstate said the move is part of its...

Allstate Loses $280 Million on Disasters in April

May 17 2012 // 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...

Allstate Looks to Grow Florida Agency Force Again

May 15 2012 // Allstate’s Florida says it wants to add dozens of new agencies along with support staff jobs across the state, mostly in north and central Florida.Allstate said its 2012 agency strategy should create approximately...

Allstate Says It’s Ramping Up Agent Recruiting in Northeast

May 15 2012 // Allstate Insurance Company said on Tuesday that it is looking to appoint 140 new agency owners in Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Vermont. Allstate said the move is part of its strategy to...

Ratings: North Country, Liberty Mutual (notes), Allstate (shelf), Am. Freedom

May 9 2012 // A.M. Best Co. has upgraded the financial strength rating to ‘A-‘ (Excellent) from ‘B++’ (Good) and issuer credit rating to “a-” from “bbb+” of Watertown, New York-based North...

Southeast Agencies, Carriers Now Hiring

May 7 2012 // AllstateIn February, Allstate Insurance announced it was looking to appoint 124 new agency owners in Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina this year. “We see a significant opportunity in the current...

Allstate Profit Jumps 46% in Q1

May 3 2012 // 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,...

Southeast Insurance Employment: Agency, Carrier Plans Brighten Picture

Apr 18 2012 // Those interested in new or better positions in insurance might want to grab their suntan lotion and head to the Southeast. They might also want to brush up on their Spanish.The unemployment rate remains higher in key...

Actuary Analyzes Insurance Twitter Messages, Wins Prize

Apr 11 2012 // Usually actuaries focus on insurance rates and loss reserves, not advertisements. But according to one actuary: Jake, the State Farm agent whom a jealous housewife was convinced was up to no good with her husband –...

Severe Weather Has Home Insurers Rethinking Coverages

Apr 10 2012 // As weather disasters strike with more frequency, U.S. homeowners first get hit with the destruction or total loss of property. Many are then hit with the unexpected loss of homeowners insurance policies as insurance...

Wind and Hail Impacted Abilene and North Texas the Most in 2011

Mar 30 2012 // Allstate Wind and Hail Claims Jump 45% Statewide Last YearHail and wind impacted more Allstate insured homes in the Abilene area and North Texas than in any other part of the state last year. Allstate tallied the top 25...

Look Out Gecko and Flo, ‘Mayhem’ Man, QB and Professor Are Gaining On You!

Mar 29 2012 // The gecko, caveman and sales clerk Flo might want to check their retirement plans. Their brands are getting overshadowed by competition from “upstarts” like the Allstate mayhem man, State Farm’s QB Aaron...

No Push Back on Allstate Rates by Texas Insurance Regulators

Mar 22 2012 // Homeowner insurance rate hikes filed in Texas by Allstate Insurance in December 2011 have passed muster with Texas insurance regulators.The company made a rate adjustment of 5.7 percent statewide for Allstate Texas Lloyds...

Maryland Court Sides With Allstate in Coastal Homeowners Case

Feb 20 2012 // The Maryland Court of Appeals, the state’s highest court, recently ruled in favor of Allstate. The court upheld a previous lower court’s ruling that the insurer was within its rights to stop writing new...