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MetLife Sues Morgan Stanley

The Huffington Post | D.M. Levine | Posted 04.27.2012

Read More: Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Abacus, Allstate, Metlife, Financial Crisis, Mortgage-Backed Securities, Lawsuit, Securities Fraud, Business News

Insurance giant MetLife is suing Morgan Stanley for fraud. The suit, filed in state court in New York on Wednesday, seeks $757 million over reside...

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Rush Limbaugh Sponsor Explains Why It's Sticking By Its Man

HuffingtonPost.com | Ron Dicker | Posted 03.05.2012

Read More: Lifelock, Rush Limbaugh Sandra Fluke, Video, Rush Limbaugh Slut, Advertisers, Aol, Rush Limbaugh, Rush Limbaugh Apology, Allstate, Sandra Fluke, Slidepollajax, Rush Limbaugh Boycott, Business News

He said he's sorry, didn't he? One sponsor that's sticking with Rush Limbaugh spoke out Monday. LifeLock, the anti-identify theft outfit, said it w...

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What to Do After a Tornado Strikes Your Town

Don McNay | Posted 05.05.2012

Read More: Kentucky Trial Lawyers, Geiko, Money, Twitter, Piner Kentucky, Kentucky, West Liberty Kentucky, Don McNay, Business, Facebook, Insurance Coverage, Trent Lott, Kentucky Justice Association, Whitney Houston, Saylyersville Ky, Kentucky Bar Association, Insurance, London Kentucky, Wealth Without Wall Street, Insurance Claims, Katrina, Allstate, State Farm, Henryville Indiana, Tornadoes, Impact News

Disasters bring out the best in Americans. They dig in their pockets to help. It also brings out the worst in people wanting to make a quick buck.

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Insurance Industry Reaps Massive Profits From Delay

HuffingtonPost.com | Mollie Reilly | Posted 12.13.2011

Read More: Corruption, Insurance, Russ Roberts, Insurance Claims, Insurance Claim Delays, Allstate, McKinsey & Company, Regulation, Insurance Regulation, Naic, State Farm, Jay Feinman, Business News

WASHINGTON -- Unlike many other businesses, the insurance industry is bound by law to act in good faith with its customers. Because of their protectiv...

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Chicago Drivers Ranked Among The Least Safe In America

Posted 11.01.2011

Read More: Safe Drivers Report, Naperville, Chicago, Fort Collins, Allstate, Chicago Drivers, Aurora, Allstate Insurance, Safe Driving, Joliet, Chicago News

Although Chicago has moved up 10 points since last year, an annual safe driving report ranks the city's drivers in the bottom quarter of 200 American ...

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Allstate Sues Goldman Sachs Over Toxic Investments

AP | MARK JEWELL | Posted 10.16.2011

Read More: Allstate, Business News, Allstate Sues Goldman, Goldman Sachs, Banks, Goldman Sachs Lawsuit, Lawsuits, Business News

Allstate Corp. is suing Goldman Sachs Group Inc. claiming the broker fraudulently sold it more than $123 million in mortgage-backed securities in 2006...

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Allstate's Three-Month Catastrophe Losses Equal All Of Last Year's

Posted 09.12.2011

Read More: Detroit, Allstate, Quarter 2, Taxes, Northbrook, Illinois, Home-Insurance, Gmac, Auto Insurance, GMAC Bailout, Video, Business News

BANGALORE (Aditi Sharma) - Allstate Corp (ALL.N), the largest publicly traded U.S. home and auto insurer, said it sees pre-tax catastrophe losses ...

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JPMorgan Accused of Fraudulently Selling Securities

The Huffington Post | William Alden | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Fraud, JPMorgan Chase, Housing Market, Mortgage Securities, Economic Crisis, Mortgage Crisis, Allstate, Business News, Bear Stearns, Real Estate, Ambac, Video, Business News

JPMorgan Chase is being sued by Allstate insurance company for fraud, in the latest example of a big bank being accused of knowingly selling a poor-qu...

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Over The Line? Sponsor Disqualifies Charitable Winner In Hockey Contest

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: St. Vincent Heart Center, Charity Contest, Indiana, Indiana Ice, Richard Marsh Hockey, Hockey Charity Shot, Allstate, u.s. Hockey League, Richard Marsh, Allstate Hockey, Richard Marsh Hockey Shot, Man Denied $50,000 Prize After Incredible Hockey Shot, Allstate Hockey Shot, Hockey Shot, Hockey Fan Refused $50,000 for Charity Shot, Video, Impact News

UPDATE: Since this story was first posted, it has been clarified that a third-party insurance company, not event sponsor Allstate, made the decision r...

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Safest Driving Cities In America: Allstate Finds Fort Collins, Colo. Least Accident-Prone

Posted 05.25.2011

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Allstate has determined that Fort Collins, Colorado is the safest driving city in America based on the frequency of auto collisions according to the c...

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Will Positive Upfront Prospects Depress Network Investments in Innovation?

Jack Myers | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Adbashing-Surviving-the-Attacks-on-Advertising, Leo Burnett, Les Moonves CBS, Allstate, Starcom, Business News

"Media companies have traditionally not been viewed as marketing partners by advertisers or their agencies. Rather they have been perceived as co...

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Nashville Floods: The Inequities of a Natural Disaster Are usually Man-Made

Molly Secours | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Floods, Nashville, Natural Disasters, Fema, Nashville Flooding, Cnn, Grand Ole Opry, Illegal Immigrants, Allstate, Anderson Cooper, Immigration, Barack Obama, World News

It seems the effects of devastation in a natural disaster are not felt equally. Perhaps the reasons are the man-made parts of such tragedies.

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Why You'll Need A Personal Brain Trainer

Alvaro Fernandez | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Senior-Living, Nih, Brain-Health, Brain-Games, Parkinsons, Schizophrenia, Drug Development, Neurological, Cognitive-Science, Allstate, Adults, Technology, Medicine, Efficiency, Games, Therapy, Telemedicine, Safer Driving, Neurocognitive, Myelination, Brain-Fitness-Training, Ucsf, Neuroplasticity, Posit-Science, Internet, Brain-Trainers, Brain-Assessments, Psychiatric, Aaa, Working-Memory-Training, Brain-Fitness, Brain-Training-Software, MATRICS. Neurocognitive Assessment, Neurodegenerative, Mental-Health, State-Farm, Innovation, Embedded Assessments, Alzheimers, Public-Libraries, Cochlear-Implant, Institute-of-Medicine, Fda, Brain-Training, Fitness, Memory, Brain-Functioning, Neuropsych, Cogmed, Coaches, Automated, Scalability, Home Health, Brain-Gym, National-Academy-of-Sciences, Seniors, Speed-of-Processing, Keck Center, Novavision, Insurers, Scientific-Learning, Teens, Integrative Neuroscience, Piano Teachers, Neuropsych Assessments, Personal Brain Trainers, Michael-Merzenich, Scil, Nih-Toolbox, Mci, The Balanced Life, Health, Healthy Living News

Substantial gains could be achieved by organizing everyday activities that grow neurological abilities and sustain brain health. If the ordinary citizen is to achieve brain fitness, they'll need to work at it.

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Mira Sorvino: Speak Openly About Domestic Abuse

Huffington Post | Victoria Fine | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Allstate, Mira Sorvino, Tell a P.a.L., Domestic Abuse, Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Domestic Violence, Video, Impact News

As part of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, The Allstate Foundation and actress Mira Sorvino are encouraging American women to begin a discussion of...

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Former Denver DA Employee Suspected Of Fraud

CBS4Denver | CBS 4 Denver | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Forgery, Fraud, Foreclosure, Kia, District Attorney Office, Bankruptcy, Colorado, Allstate, Car Loan, Court, Denver, Arson, Da, Denver News

A former supervisor at the Denver District Attorney's Office is under scrutiny, suspected of involvement in torching his own car then sending himself ...

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AIG, OMG

Francine Hardaway | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Hank Greenberg, Aig, Hedge Funders, Credit Default Swap, Ayn Rand, Aig Bonuses, Allstate, American International Group, Politics News

This poor dude Liddy, who retired from Allstate and came back to run AIG and be a hero for his country. I bet he's really sorry now. I'm listening to...

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AIG v. Detroit - Renegotiating Contracts

Steve Parker | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Congress, Boeing, Rick Wagoner, United Auto Workers, Barney Frank, Cars, Job Bank, Harvard, Aig, Wwwtalkradioonecom, General Motors, Dodge Challenger, Fiat, Sema, Bob Nardelli, Allstate, Tarp, Elijah Cummings, 2010 Chevrolet Camaro, Alan Mulally, Detroit Three, Dearborn, Washington DC, Ford Motor Co, Las Vegas, Detroit Automakers, Chrysler, Chrysler Jeep, Wharton, Ron Gettelfinger, Yale University, Ford Mustang, Uaw, Edward Liddy, Business News

Congress could throw hundreds of billions at GM, Ford and Chrysler -- but how could the results be any different from what we see now?'

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Millions OF Fans Spend Money and Time on Another NASCAR Tire Test

Steve Parker | Posted 05.25.2011

Let NASCAR call for bids from other tire-makers for next season for all three of their professional series, and have at least two tire suppliers for each series.

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Allstate: Can Brain Training Help Improve Driver Safety?

Alvaro Fernandez | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Older Drivers, Driving, Aging, Insight, Insurance, Driving Skills, Health, Auto Insurance, Safety, Allstate, Brain Training, Software, Posit Science, Brain Fitness, Teenagers, Healthy Living News

Allstate, which called the Posit program "potentially the next big breakthrough in automobile safety," said it expects software exercises to reduce risky driving maneuvers by up to 40 percent.

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