On March 19, 2008, California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner announced he was forcing Allstate Corporation to reduce insurance rates in California by 15.9% "It was very clear that they were charging too much," said Douglas Heller, executive director of the Foundation for Taxpayer & Consumer Rights.
Why are Allstate's rates so high that it requires a forced reduction by California's Insurance Commissioner? Because under Allstate's claims handling process implemented in the early 1990s, Allstate's claims payments have dropped to approximately 50% of the level they were at in 1992. At the same time, Allstate has requested over 700 rate increases throughout the country. The system implemented by Allstate to help cut claims so deeply, was developed by the same consultant used by State Farm, Liberty Mutual, USAA, and others. If you deal with insurance claims, you deal with these issues.
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Allstate Forced to Cut Premiums 15.9%
