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Allstate Credits Risk Management During Q1; Eyes Second Coronavirus Driver Refund

May 6 2020 // Allstate Corp. reported that its adjusted net income rose 47% in the first quarter to $1.14 billion, a jump of 47%, thanks to higher underwriting income and lower catastrophe costs, compared with the quarter one year ago....

Updated: Insurance Premium Discounts, Other Relief Offered During Coronavirus Crisis

May 1 2020 // The group of property/casualty insurers offering auto insurance premium discounts to recognize that insureds are driving less during the coronavirus crisis continues to grow, and now includes all major auto insurers. Most...

Insurance Premium Discounts, Other Relief Offered During Coronavirus Crisis

Apr 24 2020 // The group of property/casualty insurers offering auto insurance premium discounts to recognize that insureds are driving less during the coronavirus crisis continues to grow, and now includes all major auto insurers. Most...

How P/C Insurance Industry Can Maximize Its Response to Coronavirus: Crisis Manager

Apr 13 2020 // “I’m shocked, just shocked that you’re suggesting that during a crisis that insurance companies might in fact be considered the villains. I’ve never heard that before.”That’s Richard...

Auto Insurers Offering $8-$10B in Discounts in Coronavirus Relief Effort; Updated List

Apr 13 2020 // The group of property/casualty insurers offering auto insurance premium discounts to recognize that insureds are driving less during the coronavirus crisis continues to grow, and now includes all major auto insurers.State...

Progressive, Travelers, USAA Latest to Offer Insureds Discounts, Other Accommodations

Apr 9 2020 // More insurers are coming forward every day with discounts, extended coverage and relaxed payment terms for insureds affected by shelter-in-place and other conditions required during the coronavirus crisis.Progressive...

Allstate Announces $1.3M Shelter-in-Place Payback to Mainers

Apr 8 2020 // Allstate is returning savings resulting from shelter-in-place orders back to consumers.This comes as the company cited an unprecedented decline in driving due to shelter-in-place orders, which translates into fewer...

GEICO, Farmers, Liberty Mutual Join Insurers Giving Breaks to Drivers, Businesses

Apr 7 2020 // More auto insureds and small businesses are getting a break on their insurance premiums to help them through the coronavirus crisis.Auto insurer GEICO said it will give back approximately $2.5 billion in the form of a 15...

Delaware Auto Insurers Take Actions to Help Consumers During COVID-19 Pandemic

Apr 7 2020 // Automobile insurers in Delaware are taking a number of actions in light of COVID-19, the Delaware Department of Insurance (DOI) announced.On Monday, Allstate announced it would embark on a premium payback program resulting...

Wisconsin’s American Family to Return $200M to Auto Insurance Customers

Apr 6 2020 // Madison, Wisconsin-based American Family Insurance says it will return approximately $200 million to its auto insurance customers as the COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically altered driving habits and created financial...

Allstate to Forgive 15% of Monthly Auto Premiums, Provide Free ID Theft Coverage

Apr 6 2020 // Insurance carriers are continuing to step forward with offers of help for customers and communities affected by the coronavirus crisis.Allstate announced that its Allstate, Esurance and Encompass personal auto insurance...

Chubb Vows No Layoffs During Coronavirus Crisis; Pledges $10 Million to Relief Efforts

Apr 6 2020 // Global insurer Chubb announced that it will not conduct any layoffs among its 33,000 employees while in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic health crisis.The insurer has also pledged to give $10 million to pandemic relief...

Oklahoma Commissioner: Allstate Eases Personal Auto Terms for Delivery Drivers

Mar 26 2020 // Oklahoma’s insurance commissioner says Allstate Insurance Co. is voluntarily easing certain policy restrictions to aid delivery drivers using their personal vehicles for delivery of food and medicine during the...

AM Best to Test Insurers for Coronavirus Impact; Fitch Lowers Allstate Outlook

Mar 18 2020 // Ratings firm AM Best said it is developing stress testing that it will conduct on its rated insurance companies’ balance sheets to gauge the impact of the COVID-19 virus fallout on their risk-adjusted capital levels,...

Ford to Help Customers Connect to Allstate Insurance Driver Tracking Program

Mar 4 2020 // Allstate Corp. struck a deal with Ford Motor Co. that will allow some of the automaker’s customers to share data with the insurer for its program that tracks mileage.The majority of Ford and Lincoln 2020 model-year...

Allstate’s Growth Plan Includes Shift in Agent Commissions, Hike in Advertising

Feb 24 2020 // Allstate first disclosed its Transformative Growth Plan in December, an effort to overhaul how it does business, boost efficiency and reduce expenses. During the Illinois-based property/casualty insurer’s Q4 2019...

Allstate’s Growth Plan Includes Shift in Agent Commissions, Hike in Advertising

Feb 10 2020 // Allstate first disclosed its Transformative Growth Plan in December, an effort to overhaul how it does business, boost efficiency and reduce expenses. During the Illinois-based property/casualty insurer’s Q4 2019...

Judge Rejects Argument That Insurer Acted in Bad Faith by Using Automated Bill Pay

Feb 4 2020 // For the second time in a year, a federal judge rejected a plaintiff attorney’s argument that an insurance carrier acted in bad faith by using the Mitchell Decision Point program when calculating the value of a...

Allstate to Retire Esurance Brand

Dec 19 2019 // Allstate is retiring its Esurance brand and combining its remaining Allstate, Encompass and Answer Financial personal lines brands under a single business model.The company says dropping Esurance and creating the new...

Allstate’s Armstrong Takes Helm as Casualty Actuarial Society President

Nov 15 2019 // Steven D. Armstrong, FCAS, an insurance industry veteran with more than 25 years of experience, has begun his term as the president of the Casualty Actuarial Society (CAS). Armstrong has been actively involved with the CAS...