Allstate Corp.

Major Warner Center office park sold to tenant for $80 million

2013-05-16 06:40:00

A vast office park in Warner Center — the white-collar business hub of the San Fernando Valley — has sold for an estimated $80 million to investors who see it as central to an evolving and increasingly dense commercial and residential...

BlackBerry vs. iPhone: What's in your pocket?

2010-12-05 00:00:00

There was a time when BlackBerrys grew wild. They were everywhere: boardrooms, restaurants and kitchen tables. The dark little devices would vibrate every time a new e-mail arrived, delivering a tiny thrill that millions of employees came to both...

FDIC sues O.C. lender over mortgages sold to IndyMac [Updated]

2010-12-29 16:33:44

Toyota sued by insurance companies over alleged acceleration-related crashes

2011-01-03 16:33:50

Insurers learn to pinpoint risks -- and avoid them

2006-11-28 00:00:00

NEWARK, CALIF. — Hemant Shah is in the business of creating catastrophes. The computers at Shah's Silicon Valley company, Risk Management Solutions Inc., contain mathematical models of every U.S. disaster from the 1812 earthquake that toppled...

Insurers roll even before smoke clears

2007-10-24 00:00:00

Insurance adjusters and company executives began hitting Southern California in full force Tuesday, beginning the complex job of assessing fire damage and helping homeowners and renters deal with claims. By early afternoon, the state's biggest home...

Regulator says insurers can bring in out-of-state adjusters to help

2007-10-24 17:29:00

- Insurance companies, already scrambling to bring in personnel from across the country to handle a surge in fire claims, got help today from California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner. The commissioner said he had eased regulations to let insurance...

Allstate investors vote down proposals, back board at annual meeting

2013-05-21 14:30:00

Allstate Corp. investors voted down two shareholder proposals and approved the re-election of its board members at the Northbrook-based insurer's annual meeting. In preliminary results disclosed at the meeting, individual directors received 92 to 99...

The day ahead in business May 21

2013-05-21 03:30:00

Earnings: Autozone Inc., Best Buy Co., Burberry Group Plc, Dick's Sporting Goods Inc., Home Depot Inc., Intuit Inc., Medtronic Inc., Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Inc., Saks Inc., TJX Cos. Annual meetings: Allstate Corp., Mondelez International Inc., Old...

Liability Claims From Dog Bites Are Increasingly Costly For Insurers

2013-05-15 13:14:34

Liability claims related to dog bites are getting more expensive, according to an analysis of claims data released Wednesday by the Insurance Information Institute and State Farm. The number of dog-bite claims fell by 1.4 percent last year to 16,459 from...

Geico on pace to pass Allstate as No. 2 insurer

2013-05-03 12:52:00

Geico could overtake Allstate Corp. as the nation's No. 2 auto insurer by the end of this year if current trends continue, a new analysis shows. SNL Financial, which tracks data in industries including banking and insurance, said Friday that there was...

Allstate outlines further cost-cutting plans

2013-05-02 08:35:00

Allstate Corp., trying to reduce its expenses, took a $26 million charge against its profits in the first quarter mostly due to the Northbrook-based home and auto insurer restructuring its technology operations. In the 2012 period, Allstate took a $6...

Laura Pionek has joined Topin & Associates, a health care marketing communications agency, as a digital producer. Pionek, an experienced digital program developer, will manage developers and digital programmers to ensure collaboration and integration of design and technology.

2012-06-25 00:00:00

Salary: $1,100,769 Bonus: $0 Stock awards: $2,226,003 Options awards: $4,261,776 Non-equity incentive pay: $1,713361 Change in pension and deferred compensation: $1,050,579 Other pay: $68,072 Perks included in other pay: Personal use of aircraft ($23,154), 401(K) match ($9,800) and other ($35,118)

2010-05-21 13:24:37