Gaining momentum in the Alberta market EDMONTON, May 29 /CNW/ - Today, Tim Currie, Assistant Vice President, Allstate Canada, was on hand for the official grand opening of a new Allstate Insurance Agency in Edmonton, Alberta. Earlier in the day, Currie was in Sherwood Park, Alberta, opening another agency. In 2007, Allstate announced that it was going to enhance its agent distribution model in order to better respond to customer expectations and to the demands of an evolving marketplace and i...

Fitch Ratings has affirmed the ratings of The Allstate Corporation (Allstate) and its property/casualty and life subsidiaries (see list below). The Rating Outlook is Stable. Allstate's ratings continue to be favorably influenced by its top-tier market position and national scope in the personal lines property/casualty business, moderate financial leverage at the holding company level and the diversification benefit provided by the life insurance business. Balanced against these strengths are...

SANTA MONICA, Nov. 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is being issued by the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights: WHAT: News conference/ Dept. of Insurance hearing into Allstate auto ratesWHO:Pamela Pressley, litigation director, Foundation for Taxpayer andConsumer RightsDan Zohar, FTCR outside counsel, Zohar Law Firm, P.C., Los Angeles, CATodd Foreman, staff attorney, FTCRWHEN: Monday, November 5 9:00 AMWHERE: 45 Fremont St., interior courtyard (near train)San Francisco 94105 ...

To: STATE EDITORS Contact: Doug Heller, +1-310-392-0522 ext. 309, or Carmen Balber, +1-310-392-0522 ext. 324, both of the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights **News Conference/Public Hearing Monday AM** Despite Staggering Profits, Allstate Continues to Battle Regulatory Requirement To Lower Its Auto Insurance Rates by $304.2 million ($150 per Car) Per Year SANTA MONICA, Nov. 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is being issued by the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rig...

Fitch Ratings has assigned an 'A' rating to the following issues for The Allstate Corporation (Allstate): --Series A 6.50% fixed- to floating-rate junior subordinated debentures due 2067 --Series B 6.125% fixed- to floating-rate junior subordinated debentures due 2067. No action was taken on the ratings of The Allstate Corporation (Allstate) and its property/casualty and life subsidiaries (see list below). The Rating Outlook remains Stable. Allstate's junior subordinated debentures recei...

With Your Choice Auto, Allstate is offering new rewards to consumers who drive safely and enhanced protection for those not able to stay out of harm's way. Beginning this year, Allstate Your Choice Auto is being supported with a national advertising effort including national radio and television advertising featuring actor Dennis Haysbert and online and print advertisements.A first for the auto insurance industry, Allstate Your Choice Auto Insurance is a new insurance product that is reinventing...

Many Ohio citizens love their cars but don't necessarily love their auto insurance. So, similar to frequent flyer or hotel guest programs, one auto insurer is introducing a rewards system. Allstate, one of the nation's leading insurers, says today's consumers want more rewards from the products and services they purchase and that's why the company is offering, "Allstate Your Choice Auto Insurance." Radio News Feature You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com...

A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of A+ (Superior) and has assigned issuer credit ratings (ICR) of "aa" to Allstate Insurance Group (Allstate) and its members. A.M. Best has also affirmed the debt ratings of The Allstate Corporation's (NYSE:ALL) (both of Northbrook, IL) existing debt securities. All the above ratings have a positive outlook. (See link below for a complete list of the ratings.) In addition, as a result of A.M. Best's revised rating methodology for affi...

A.M. Best Co. has assigned a rating of "aa" to the various funding agreement-backed securities (FABS) programs established by Allstate Life Insurance Company (Allstate Life), the lead life operating company of The Allstate Corporation (AllCorp) (NYSE:ALL). A.M. Best has also assigned a debt rating of "aa" to the outstanding notes issued under Allstate Life's European Medium-Term Notes (EMTN), Global Medium-Term Notes (GMTN) and SEC registered FABS programs. Concurrently, A.M. Best has affir...

To meet the needs of those individuals, Lincoln Benefit Life, an Allstate Company, has enhanced its popular equity indexed annuity offering, the Saver's Index(R) Annuity series, with new competitive features. Specifically, the Saver's Index Annuity series now includes a 50 basis points higher cap for accumulated values over $100,000. The Saver's Index Annuity series, which includes a single premium equity indexed annuity, also features the Saver's Index Annuity III, a flexible premium equity ind...