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Allstate has stated intentions of reducing its exposure in hurricane-prone Florida. In November, Allstate began dropping 120,000 policies that were up for renewal at that time. Governor Charlie Crist and the Florida Cabinet passed a 90-day emergency order to temporarily prevent insurance companies from dropping policies.[3] On February 20, 2007, Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty clarified the order, stating that insurance companies can drop policies if they satisfy certain conditions, including filing new, lower rates with the state and give customers 100 days notice.[4] Allstate is currently under investigation by the Florida Department of Insurance as to whether it conspired with other property insurers to artificially keep premiums high.[5]
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Allstate's premier legal firms (PLFs) ... team up with the department on continuing education. The insurer is saving an eye-popping $1 million over two years on continuing legal education classes. After Illinois significantly raised the number of mandatory hours for CLE in 2006, McCabe asked his outside firms for help. All 13 firms responded by offering free seminars. Allstate even invited in-house lawyers from neighboring companies to take advantage of the classes -- unexpectedly leading to some new corporate clients for the firms.
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Allstate Canada has noted the increased support that Windows XP offers the company’s legacy applications. The company found that older programs which were not performing well on Windows 95 have integrated well into Windows XP. Thanks to the ease of integration, Allstate Canada employees are now able to continue working with applications they are familiar with while gaining the productivity enhancements of the new tools.
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According to William Crimmins, Allstate's deputy general counsel for legal services and corporate litigation, he can brainstorm anytime for free with a half-dozen legal experts who intimately understand Allstate's issues. His panels of experts come from both one of the company's oldest-tenured outside firms, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal, and one of its newest, LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae.
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Allstate insurance companies can keep on writing new policies in Florida under an appeals court ruling that rejected the state's attempt to stop them, but which ... potentially sets up a quick resolution to the standoff. AP
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In a Department of Insurance hearing beginning Monday, consumer advocates will argue that drivers with Allstate insurance policies deserve an 18.8% rate cut -- an average of $150 per car -- under new rules that limit excessive profits by the industry. Allstate Insurance Co. seeks five separate exemptions to the regulatory formula that determines auto insurance rates, including one claiming that the company will suffer deep financial hardship if it follows the rule, despite the companys already above-average profitability and shareholder return. FTCR has determined that Allstate is overcharging auto insurance consumers over $300 million per year.
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