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Allstate Sues Goldman Sachs Over Toxic Mortgage Securities

Aug 17 2011 // Allstate Corp. is suing Goldman Sachs Group Inc., saying more than $122 million in mortgage-backed securities the insurance company bought beginning in 2006 were fraudulent.Allstate said in a statement that it filed the...

Allstate Reports High Catastrophe Losses, Increased Revenues for Q2

Aug 1 2011 // Allstate Corp. reported improved underlying profitability across all business lines for the second quarter quarter, but those gains were more than offset by $2.3 billion in record second quarter catastrophe losses.Allstate...

People

Aug 1 2011 // Wholesale insurance broker AmWINS Group Inc. is expanding its operations with a new office location in Morehead City, North Carolina. Karen G. Toler, formerly of Burns & Wilcox, has joined AmWINS to lead this new...

Double Digit Rate Hikes for Allstate in Florida

Aug 1 2011 // Florida’s consumer advocate says Allstate’s two Florida home insurers are among the state’s best run and deserve double-digit rate increases along the lines they have requested.The Allstate units, Castle...

Allstate Agents Hope Unionization Sparks Changes at Insurer

Aug 1 2011 // Some unhappy Allstate Insurance agents who say the insurer controls them like employees even though they are independent contractors are moving to affiliate with a union.The National Association of Professional Allstate...

Allstate Urging Texas Agency Owners to Boost Hiring of Sales Professionals

Jul 27 2011 // Allstate Insurance agency owners across Texas are planning to hire at least 350 licensed sales professionals by the end of the year, the company announced.Allstate is encouraging its 1,000 plus agency owners to continue to...

Allstate Agents Hope Unionization Sparks Changes at Insurer

Jul 26 2011 // Some unhappy Allstate Insurance agents who say the insurer controls them like employees even though they are independent contractors are moving to affiliate with a union.The National Association of Professional Allstate...

Florida Consumer Chief Backs Double-Digit Hikes for Allstate

Jul 22 2011 // Florida’s consumer advocate says Allstate’s two Florida home insurers are among the state’s best run and deserve double-digit rate increases along the lines they have requested.The Allstate units, Castle...

President of Allstate Protection Unit Leaves

Jul 19 2011 // The Allstate Corp. said on July 18 that the president of its struggling Allstate Protection subsidiary was leaving the company immediately. After the announcement, Allstate’s shares fell more than 5 percent in midday...

Business Moves

Jul 18 2011 // Esurance, Security FirstEsurance, the online car insurance company, said that it is partnering with Security First Insurance Co. as an underwriter to offer homeowners insurance in Florida. The move comes a little more than...

Allstate Q2 Catastrophe Losses Now at $2.3 Billion

Jul 13 2011 // The Allstate Corp. announced $0.3 billion, pre-tax, in estimated catastrophe losses for the month of June 2011. June catastrophe losses comprised 13 events. Allstate previously announced $2.0 billion in estimated pre-tax...

Allstate Seeks Double-Digit Home Insurance Hikes in Florida

Jun 28 2011 // Two subsidiaries of Allstate Insurance Company Florida are seeking homeowners rate increases worth more than $90 million. Castle Key Indemnity Co. is seeking a 36 percent statewide average rate increase and Castle Key...

Esurance, Security First to Sell Homeowners Insurance in Florida

Jun 28 2011 // Esurance, the online car insurance company, said that it is partnering with Security First Insurance Co. as an underwriter to offer homeowners insurance in Florida.The move comes a little more than a month after Allstate...

Allstate Seeks to Recover $1 MiIlion in New York Fraud Lawsuit

Jun 24 2011 // Allstate Insurance is seeking to recover more than $1 million against 10 New York area defendants it alleges filed fraudulent claims for psychological services.The lawsuit seeks reimbursement for personal injury protection...

Allstate’s April-May Catastrophe Losses Top $2 Billion

Jun 16 2011 // Allstate Corp., the largest publicly traded U.S. home and auto insurer, said it lost $2 billion in April and May from severe tornadoes and thunderstorms, nearly equaling its catastrophe losses for all of 2010.The...

Countrywide’s Mozilo Asks to Dismiss Allstate Lawsuit

Jun 1 2011 // Angelo Mozilo, the former Countrywide Financial Corp. chief executive, urged a federal judge to throw out Allstate Corp.’s lawsuit seeking to hold him responsible for losses on toxic mortgage debt it bought.The...

Ratings Analyst Views Allstate Buy of Esurance Positively

May 23 2011 // Allstate Insurance Corp.’s plan to buy Esurance Insurance Group is being viewed positively by a key ratings analyst.A.M. Best Co. placed the financial strength rating of A- (Excellent) and issuer credit ratings of...

Allstate Targets Online Insurance Sales; Buys Esurance, Answer Financial

May 18 2011 // In a bid to capture more business from customers who shop online, giant Allstate Corp. has agreed to pay $1 billion to buy two popular online insurance sellers — Esurance and the associated site, Answer...

Allstate Reports $1.4 Billion in April Storm Losses

May 12 2011 // The Allstate Corp. today announced $1.4 billion in estimated catastrophe losses for the month of April.The estimated April catastrophe losses total about $1.37 billion for the Allstate brand and about $30 million for...

Young Agents Survey Shows Strong Family Ties

Apr 28 2011 // Bryan Hanes grew up in the family business listening to stories about life in a small town. He heard his grandfather and then father sharing cheerful conversations with local towns folk about personal relationships, local...