Allstate sells off the last of its life insurance business

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The insurer from Northbrook, Illinois is taking steps for a final exit from that industry sector. Allstate has decided to make a complete departure from the life insurance business, selling off the rest of what remained of its shrunken coverage unit. The giant announced that it had come to a deal with Wilton Re to sell the rest of the life unit. To close this deal, Allstate chose to book a $4 billion loss in the first quarter. In it, the company has sold the last of its life insurance…

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Insurance industry values effective business processes over technology

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A recent study has shown that 77 percent of people believe that best practices are critical to business success. The results of an insurance industry survey conducted over the first half of November by Live Insurance News have now been released, and have shown that participants believed that effective practices were the most important part of running a successful business. At the same time, having the best technology surprisingly scored the lowest in this research. The researchers behind the study indicated that they had not expected technology to rate as…

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Retroactive health insurance in Maryland attracted only 9 people so far

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So far only nine people from the state have signed up for the emergency legislation option. Despite the fact that an emergency temporary retroactive health insurance legislation has been put into place to allow people in Maryland to be able to make sure that they meet the requirements of the health care reform, despite the fact that their online exchange has been faulty, at the last tally, there were only nine people who have signed up to participate in this opportunity. Near the start of the year, the expectation was…

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Insurance news study shows artists twice as unlikely to have health coverage

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The research determined that the primary cause of the uninsured status is the cost of a plan. According to the results of a study that are making insurance news headlines after having been released by the Future of Music Coalition and the Artists’ Health Insurance Resource Center, twice as many artists such as actors, musicians, dancers, and others are likely to be uninsured as the general population. These creative individuals are among the demographics least likely to have health plans. The research making this insurance news involved a survey of…

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Insurance news from Allstate could include 50% rise

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The “Good Hands” teams may soon be seeing good news, too, as the insurer continues to generate positive figures. Allstate has been making insurance news on a steady basis over recent days as its efforts to break away from its staid image in favor of one that is more modern, through expanded online support, is now beginning to come to fruition. The transformation of this second largest personal insurer in the United States is a highly positive one. Having started approximately six years ago, this made small insurance news headlines…

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