Regardless of tornado losses, Allstate posts better results than predicted

The largest publicly traded American home and auto insurance company, Allstate Corp., has posted its losses for the second quarter, following catastrophe expenses that broke insurance industry records; but its results weren’t as bad as had been predicted. Allstate’s catastrophe losses reached $2.34 billion, making that quarter one of the worst in the entire history of the company. It had already been anticipating significant losses as a result of April and May’s tornado and severe weather activity in the United States. That said, analysts had not anticipated the revenue to…

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Allstate updates its estimated Q2 losses, up to $2.3 billion

Allstate has announced their latest estimates of their Q2 losses. The prestigious insurer has had a rough year given the frequency and severity of storms and other natural disasters throughout the U.S. Indeed, the entirety of the nation’s insurance industry has been shaken and many now believe that it stands on unstable ground. Risk analysts and insurance officials have speculated that the industry may not be able to withstand another natural disaster without significant financial aid from the federal government. Allstate’s previous estimations of their losses for the months of…

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