ABAC Alerts Body Shops to Potential Allstate Appraiser Violations
The Auto Body Association of Connecticut (ABAC) has informed body shop owners in its state of potential violations by Allstate appraisers. First, ABAC claims Allstate is currently instructing its damage appraisers to disallow labor on any supplement involving "Labor Only Procedures." ABAC also claims that Allstate is mandating visual inspections on all vehicles before any
Allstate to Buy Esurance, Answer Financial
The Allstate Corporation today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd., in which Allstate will purchase Esurance and Answer Financial for about $1 billion. The transaction is expected to close in the fall. "Consumers today expect to have their specific needs met by their insurance companies. Our
Allstate and Sterling Autobody Donate Vehicles and Tools to Las Vegas Vocation and Technical Schools
On May 4, Allstate Insurance Company and Sterling Autobody Centers, through the Collision Repair Education Foundation, will donate more than $10,000 in tools to Southeast Career Technical Academy and the College of Southern Nevada. Along with the tools, Allstate will donate a salvage vehicle to each school for students to repair to “like new” condition.
I-CAR Recognizes Allstate for ‘Best in Class’ Collision Repair Training
Allstate Insurance Company announced receipt of the I-CAR Gold Class Professionals business designation. As a company, Allstate is the largest P&C organization in the country to receive this designation. Allstate achieved this designation by having all of its employees who are directly involved in the collision repair estimating process take five or more courses of
Oregon Shops Rate State Farm Top Insurer; Give Allstate Lowest Grade
Oregon collision repair shops say that State Farm and two smaller Northwest-based auto insurers continue to be among the best at taking care of their customers after an accident, while GEICO, Allstate, Farmers Insurance and Safeco are among the worst. That was the finding of a new survey conducted by the Northwest Automotive Trades Association
Allstate Tests Auto Claim Satisfaction Guarantee in Indiana, Ohio and Michigan
Allstate this week began testing the Allstate Claim Satisfaction Guarantee, a new product feature added to policies in Indiana, Ohio and Michigan that it says guarantees the "entire customer experience" on paid auto claims. Allstate says its Claim Satisfaction Guarantee works like this: If, for any reason, an eligible customer is not happy with the
Allstate Donates 30 Vehicles to Charities Countrywide
Vehicles Restored by Sterling Autobody as part of national Recycled Rides program.
Allstate Agrees to $10 Million Settlement after Claims Handling Investigation
Allstate has agreed to pay a $10 million regulatory settlement following an 18-month targeted National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) multi-state market conduct examination of Allstate’s claims handling practices, New York State Insurance Superintendent James J. Wrynn announced. The NAIC examination, for which New York was one of the lead states, focused primarily on Allstate’s
Five Florida Allstate/State Farm Adjusters Arrested in $5 Million Fraud Scheme
Five former insurance company claims adjusters for State Farm and Allstate were arrested in Florida last week for their roles in several auto insurance fraud schemes that relied on the cooperation of vehicle owners and collision repair shops, NBC Miami reported. The arrests stem from an investigation by the Hialeah Police Auto Theft Unit, Miami-Dade
Allstate Files Lawsuit Against Toyota Over Acceleration Issue
Allstate filed a lawsuit against Toyota last Friday in hopes of recovering $3 million-plus it paid out for claims in accidents related to sudden acceleration. The suit claims Toyota disregarded evidence of acceleration problems in its automobiles and did not install a brake override system that would have prevented accidents. Like other lawsuits, the Allstate