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Allstate reports 146% rise in underwriting income to $904mn

6th August 2020

The Allstate Corporation's underwriting income improved by a significant 146.3% in Q2 2020 to $904 million, contributing to increased net income of $1.22 billion for the quarter. Alongside the better underwriting income, Allstate notes that its net income in the second-quarter of 2020 also benefitted from higher net realised capital gains ... Read the full article

Allstate braced for $1.19bn Q2 cat hit

17th July 2020

US primary insurance giant Allstate is expecting catastrophe losses for the second quarter to reach $1.19 billion, pre-tax ($937 million, after-tax). For June, the company has estimated total cat hit of $204 million, pre-tax ($161 million, after-tax). Cat losses occurring in June comprised ten events at an estimated cost of $181 million, pre-tax ($143 ... Read the full article

Allstate to acquire National General for $4 billion

8th July 2020

U.S. primary insurance giant, The Allstate Corporation, has reached an agreement to acquire National General Holdings Corporation for around $4 billion in cash, or $34.50 per share. The acquisition, which remains subject to regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions, sees Allstate expand its personal lines market position. National General offers a ... Read the full article

Allstate reports catastrophe losses of $982mn for April & May

18th June 2020

The Allstate Corporation has announced that in the month of May it incurred estimated catastrophe losses of $350 million, pre-tax ($277 million after-tax). In April, U.S. primary insurer Allstate announced an estimated $632 million in pre-tax ($499 million after-tax) catastrophe losses. Combined, estimated catastrophe losses for the months of April ... Read the full article

Allstate extends COVID-19 payback scheme through June

27th May 2020

US insurer The Allstate Corporation (Allstate) has announced that it will extend its Shelter-in-Place Payback scheme through June to help its personal auto customers during the COVID-19 pandemic. The scheme is designed to return premiums to customers as they drive less and get in fewer accidents during the crisis. Originally set to ... Read the full article

Allstate reports $632mn cat losses for April

21st May 2020

US primary insurer Allstate Corporation has announced an estimated $632 million in pre-tax catastrophe losses for April 2020. Catastrophe losses, which came out to $499 million after tax, were driven by six events over the month. Together, these six events resulted in an estimated cost of $627 million pre-tax, or $495 million ... Read the full article

Allstate income drops 60% amid virus challenges

6th May 2020

US insurer The Allstate Corporation (Allstate) has reported a 59.3% decrease in its net income for the first quarter of 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic hit investments and premiums were returned to customer. Income totalled $513 million in Q1 2020, compared to $1.26 billion for the same period last year, as ... Read the full article

Q1 results to see lighter catastrophe load, auto frequency benefits: MS

20th April 2020

Analysts at Morgan Stanley have lowered catastrophe loss estimates for both U.S. primary insurers and reinsurers ahead of Q1 2020 results season, driven in part by lower-than-expected U.S. spring storm activity. Unsurprisingly, the focus of first-quarter 2020 results is expected to be the ongoing COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, but a reduction in ... Read the full article

Allstate announces $600mn payback scheme for customers amid COVID-19

6th April 2020

U.S. insurer The Allstate Corporation (Allstate) has announced the establishment of a Shelter-in-Place Payback scheme designed to assist its personal auto insurance customers during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Customers that insure their vehicle with Allstate, Esurance, and Encompass will receive 15% of their monthly premium in April and May, which amounts ... Read the full article

Fitch revises Allstate’s rating outlook to stable from positive on coronavirus

18th March 2020

Fitch Ratings has downgraded the rating outlook for The Allstate Corporation and its core insurance subsidiaries to stable from positive, due to the significant uncertainty being caused by the global coronavirus pandemic. The ongoing COVID-19 outbreak has led to high levels of volatility in capital markets, which, has in turn driven ... Read the full article

Allstate records $58mn cat losses for January, reverts back to threshold

21st February 2020

US primary insurer Allstate Corporation has announced an estimated $58 million in pre-tax catastrophe losses for January 2020. Allstate has also reverted back to a cat loss reporting threshold of $150 million in a calendar month. The company had previously dropped this threshold last October. This practice, Allstate says, is consistent with its ... Read the full article

Allstate results benefit from decreased cat losses

5th February 2020

The Allstate Corporation has released its full-year results for 2019, reporting consolidated revenues of $44.7 billion, up 12% on the previous year. Net income also more than doubled compared with the previous year, at $4.7 billion in 2019 versus $2.0 billion in 2018. Results were helped by a decrease in catastrophe losses, ... Read the full article

Allstate’s 2019 cat losses down after quiet end to year

16th January 2020

The Allstate Corporation has announced that catastrophe losses in the month of December reached $25 million (pre-tax), taking its fourth-quarter 2019 estimated cat loss total to $295 million (pre-tax). Combined with the firm's loss experience throughout the rest of 2019, Allstate's 2019 catastrophe loss bill stands at approximately $2.6 billion, which ... Read the full article

Allstate’s catastrophe losses fall to $33mn in November

19th December 2019

The Allstate Corporation has announced that its estimated catastrophe losses for the month of November 2019 were $33 million, pre-tax ($26 million, after-tax). The US primary insurer reported that its catastrophe losses in November comprised just four events. Together, these events are estimated to have cost Allstate $19 million ($15 million, after-tax). The ... Read the full article

Allstate estimates $237mn of catastrophe losses for October

21st November 2019

The Allstate Corporation has announced pre-tax catastrophe losses of $237 million ($187 million after-tax) for the month of October. The U.S. primary insurer states that catastrophe losses in the month of October comprised of 12 individual events. 60%, or $142.2 million of the pre-tax ($112.2 million after-tax) loss total for the month ... Read the full article