Wednesday, May 23, 2007

Allstate seeks 1st Calif. rate hike in 4 years

(Reuters) - Northbrook, Illinois-based Allstate, the largest publicly traded U.S. home and auto insurer, said a hike would reflect the "true costs" of providing insurance, including potential claims for earthquakes and other catastrophes. It has said the 2003 firestorms in southern California cost it $300 million.



On May 10, Allstate said it would stop offering new homeowner and landlord coverage in California, the latest of a series of coverage cutbacks nationwide. Allstate last year estimated it had 900,000 homeowner policies in the state.


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