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Oct 6 2008 // American International Group Inc. (AIG) named Edward M. Liddy as chairman and CEO. He succeeds Robert B. Willumstad.Stephen F. Bollenbach, who was named lead independent director in June 2008, continues in that role. Liddy...

Oct 6 2008 // American International Group Inc. (AIG) named Edward M. Liddy as chairman and CEO. He succeeds Robert B. Willumstad.Stephen F. Bollenbach, who was named lead independent director in June 2008, continues in that role. Liddy...

Allstate Launches Brain Fitness Program to Improve Older Driver Safety

Oct 1 2008 // Allstate today announced it is launching a groundbreaking brain fitness software program, InSight(TM). Examining the latest advance in driving safety, Allstate believes this innovative program has the potential to improve...

Allstate Names O’Brien to Lead Motor Club, Partnership Marketing Group

Sep 24 2008 // Northbrook, Ill.-based the Allstate Corp. recently announced that Patrick M. O’Brien will lead the combined entities of Allstate Motor Club (AMC) and Partnership Marketing Group (PMG) as president. He will also serve...

U.S. Looks to Former Allstate CEO Liddy to Run AIG

Sep 17 2008 // The U.S. government is betting former Allstate chief Edward M. Liddy is the safest pair of hands to oversee the dismantling of American International Group Inc. and prevent further unraveling of the world’s stressed...

State Farm, Allstate Agree on Mississippi Homeowners Rates

Sep 1 2008 // After months of separate discussion, State Farm and Allstate insurance companies reached an agreement with Mississippi Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney on homeowners insurance rate filings.Allstate will see a statewide...

Allstate to Cut Rates, Write More to Resolve Florida Litigation

Sep 1 2008 // Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty reached an agreement with the Allstate Companies that includes a $5 million fine, the lowering of homeowners rates in the state by 5.6 percent and a vow by the insurer to insure...

Auto Rates Rising for State Farm, Allstate Customers

Sep 1 2008 // Allstate and State Farm are raising their auto rates in Texas.State Farm filed with the Texas Department of Insurance increases of 2.4 percent and 7.3 percent, respectively, for its two auto insurance subsidiaries, State...

Allstate Targets Uninsured in Texas

Sep 1 2008 // A recent test of the Texas Auto Insurance Verification Program (TexasSure) found that 25.5 percent of the vehicles stopped in the test area — Travis County and parts of nearby Hays and Williamson Counties — are...

Mississippi Regulator Reaches Agreements with State Farm, Allstate

Aug 22 2008 // After months of separate discussion and negotiations, State Farm and Allstate insurance companies reached an agreement with Mississippi Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney on details of homeowners insurance rate...

State Farm, Allstate Raising Auto Rates in Texas

Aug 21 2008 // Allstate and State Farm, two of the largest auto insurers in Texas, are raising their rates, saying the boost is needed to offset a rising number of claims.In filings with the Texas Department of Insurance, State Farm...

America’s Safest Drivers Travel the Roads in America’s Heartland

Aug 21 2008 // Residents in Sioux Falls, S.D., continued to top the chart as the safest drivers in the U.S., according to the fourth annual Allstate America’s Best Drivers Report.The average driver in Sioux Falls experiences an...

Watchdog Survey Targets Insurers

Aug 21 2008 // Declarations“While Allstate publicly touts its ‘good hands’ approach, it has instead privately instructed its agents to employ a ‘boxing gloves’ strategy against its policyholders.”...

By Robert Jablon

Aug 21 2008 // California Orders Allstate to Cut Home Insurance Rates 28.5%Allstate Corp. has been ordered to cut its California homeowner insurance rates by more than 25 percent, a move that will save consumers an estimated $255 million...

Allstate Targets Texas’ Uninsured Drivers

Aug 20 2008 // Allstate has launched Allstate Blue in Texas, an insurance product aimed at uninsured drivers. The company said Allstate Blue is its seventh statewide product launch in 11 months.It has been estimated that as many as one...

Florida Insurance Commissioner and Allstate Resolve Pending Litigation

Aug 15 2008 // Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty announced that the Office of Insurance Regulation reached a limited agreement with the Allstate Companies.The agreement includes a $5 million fine to resolve the ongoing issues...

AG Probe of New Mexico’s Rep. Foley Sought

Aug 5 2008 // A Chaves County, N.M., commissioner wants the state attorney general to investigate business ties between state Rep. Dan Foley and a contract the state awarded for supplemental insurance to government employees.Foley,...

Missouri Judge Dismisses $7 Million in Fines Against Allstate

Aug 4 2008 // A Jackson County, Mo., judge agreed on July 23, 2008, to throw out a contempt order against Allstate Insurance after determining the company had finally complied with his directions to release confidential documents.The...

Montana Supreme Court: Claims for Bodily Injury Can Cover Injured Plus Observer

Aug 4 2008 // The Supreme Court of Montana ruled that even a bystander’s claim for bodily injuries can be covered in an insurance policy.According to court documents in Allstate Insurance Co. v. Terry Wagner-Ellsworth and Tiffany...

Missouri Court Upholds $16 Million Bad Faith Award Against Allstate

Jul 30 2008 // Allstate Insurance Co. has lost its appeal of a $16 million judgment against it for not settling a claim for the $50,000 limit on an auto insurance policy.The Missouri Court of Appeals this week upheld an award of more...