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Allstate hit for linking fire renewals to separate wind policy in Miss.

Aug 6 2007 // Michael McAndrews would like to know what business Allstate has telling him he must buy wind and hail coverage — or else. McAndrews received a letter July 12 that said Allstate will not renew his homeowner’s...

Declarations

Aug 6 2007 // DeclarationsPolicyholder wind “Maybe they’ll make us buy Shell gasoline next. For me to have fire insurance I have to buy wind insurance? That makes no sense at all.”— Michael McAndrews of Ocean...

Allstate hit for linking fire renewals to separate wind policy in Miss.

Aug 6 2007 // Michael McAndrews would like to know what business Allstate has telling him he must buy wind and hail coverage — or else. McAndrews received a letter July 12 that said Allstate will not renew his homeowner’s...

Allstate Hit for Linking Fire Renewals to Separate Wind Policy in Miss.

Jul 26 2007 // Michael McAndrews would like to know what business Allstate has telling him he must buy wind and hail coverage — or else. McAndrews received a letter July 12 that said Allstate will not renew his homeowner’s...

Allstate 2nd Quarter Earnings Rise 16 Percent, Fall Short of Estimates

Jul 20 2007 // Allstate Corp., the nation’s No. 2 property and casualty insurer, said Wednesday its second-quarter profits climbed 16 percent on strong auto insurance sales but operating income fell as the company paid...

COURT SAYS EMPLOYER SHOULD NOT PAY FOR ALL PERMANENT DISABILITY

Jul 2 2007 // The California Supreme Court has rejected an appeal of an injured electrician, affirming a lower court’s ruling that an employer is not responsible for permanent disability it did not cause.Larry Gossett vs. WCAB and...

Allstate awards cities free gas for safe driving records

Jul 2 2007 // For the second straight year, an insurance study has found that Sioux Falls, S.D. has the safest drivers in the nation.Researchers with Allstate Insurance Co. analyzed two years of internal crash data to calculate the...

Allstate awards cities free gas for safe driving records

Jul 2 2007 // For the second straight year, an insurance study has found that Sioux Falls, S.D. has the safest drivers in the nation.Researchers with Allstate Insurance Co. analyzed two years of internal crash data to calculate the...

Allstate Agrees to Mass Settlement of Mississippi Katrina Claims

Jun 28 2007 // Allstate Insurance Co. has agreed to a mass settlement of claims by a group of Mississippi policyholders who sued the insurer over damage to their homes from Hurricane Katrina, a company spokesman and a lawyer for the...

Donaldsonville, La., Insurance Agent on National Advisory Board

Jun 22 2007 // Independent insurance agent Brad Bourg, of Donaldsonville, La., was named to the national board of Allstate Independent Agency Council, the company announced.The council is made up of 11 outstanding independent agents from...

Abel Named to Allstate Independent Agency Council

Jun 22 2007 // Independent insurance agent Harry Abel of Abel Insurance Agency in Coos Bay, Ore., has been named to the national board of the Allstate Independent Agency Council. The council is made up of 11 outstanding independent...

Allstate Awards S.D. Cities Free Gas for Safe Driving Records

Jun 15 2007 // For the second straight year, an insurance study has found that Sioux Falls, S.D. has the safest drivers in the nation.Researchers with Allstate Insurance Co. analyzed two years of internal crash data to calculate the...

Ratings Recap: Mercury; Willow Re (Allstate); Penn Treaty

Jun 15 2007 // A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of “A+” (Superior) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) of “aa-” of Los Angeles-based Mercury Casualty Group and its members. Best also...

People and Places

Jun 4 2007 // Chicago-based Aon Corp. reported that David P. Bolger, executive vice president, chief financial officer and chief administrative officer, will leave the company after the appointment of his successor. Bolger will remain...

Calif. Commissioner could seek Allstate refunds

Jun 4 2007 // California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner announced that he will seek refunds for Allstate customers if the Department of Insurance determines that the company’s rates are excessive.In May, the insurer...

Calif. Commissioner could seek Allstate refunds

Jun 4 2007 // California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner announced that he will seek refunds for Allstate customers if the Department of Insurance determines that the company’s rates are excessive.In May, the insurer...

Ill. Encompass Insurance Names Laura Dunne Financial Team Leader

May 23 2007 // Laura Dunne was appointed to lead the finance and strategy team of Encompass Insurance Co., Northbrook, Ill., the company recently announced. Encompass is the independent insurance agency division of the Allstate...

Allstate to stop writing homeowners in Calif.

May 21 2007 // Allstate has announced that as of July 1, 2007, it will stop offering new homeowners and landlord package polices (LPP) in California. The announcement does not affect existing property insurance customers in...

U.S. Grand Jury Subpoenas Allstate, Nationwide over Katrina Claims

May 21 2007 // Allstate Corp. and Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. have been subpoenaed by a federal grand jury investigating the insurance industry’s handling of Hurricane Katrina claims in Mississippi, the companies said.Allstate,...

Insurers Try to Prevent Losses in Wildfire Hotspots

May 21 2007 // Spooked by devastating wildfire seasons, the nation’s top insurers are inspecting homes in high-risk areas throughout the West and threatening to cancel coverage if owners don’t clear brush or take other...