Instead it’s being pecked away at innumerable 30-second in

Utah state theocrat Rep. Stephen Sandstrom, R-Orem, has unleashed his latest assault on our personal liberties. His proposed HB108 makes it a crime to play online games for money. Worse, a recent Sandstrom amendment demands that Internet service provider

An investigation by the Hialeah and Miami-Dade Police departmen

Yesterday, Fitch Ratings affirmed the debt and credit ratings of Allstate Corp. Accordingly, the ratings agency has affirmed issuer default

Yesterday, Fitch Ratings affirmed the debt and credit ratings of Allstate Corp. (ALL) and its subsidiaries namely, Allstate Insurance Group, Allstate Financial and Allstate Life Insurance Co. Accordingly, the ratings agency has affirmed issuer default ra

We have onstar so we just renew that instead but I would say 100% yes. After getting a flat tire in the middle of nowhere with two kids in the car and having another car die on me in the middle of an intersection I would definitely recommend having AAA o

Last month, we started looking at the types of keywords that make search retargeting campaigns work. This week, we’re going to dive in even deeper by exploring the importance of sequence in searches and how to leverage that sequence to further improve ca

INSURANCE Allison McMahon has been hired at Allstate in Hauppauge as corporate relations regional division manager. She was a public affairs specialist for the New York region at State Farm in Melville and lives in Smithtown .LAW Ira B. Warshawsky has jo

OLDWICK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of A- (Excellent) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) of “a-” of Allstate New Jersey Insurance Group (Allstate New Jersey) (headquartered in Bridgewater, NJ) and i

My colleague David Hiltbrand traces the history of Flo and the Geico Gecko in an article today about the flood of TV ads for auto insurance over the last decade. As he explains, Geico was a pioneer in bypassing agents and selling directly to consumers. S

The burgeoning business of predicting risk is a sprawling and sometimes intrusive one. Some insurers and even employers use credit reporting data to try and gauge if a person will be a careful driver, or a dependable worker. A risk-prediction model even

We also spent time during the planning session reviewing the recent town of Flower Mound resident survey. Id like to thank all the residents who took the time to respond, complete the survey and provide us with such valuable feedback. The results were ov

When shopping for car insurance, it’s not just your driving record that determines your annual premium. The type of car you drive is also a big factor—and some cars are much more expensive to insure than others. A variety of factors can affect a car’s in

News Death Notice LOWE, Jeffrey Ray loving husband, father, son and brother went to be with the Lord on Thursday, February 9, 2012. Jeff was born in Dayton, Ohio on February 24, 1963. On June 26, 2008 Jeff married his best friend and love of his life, Ap

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By Erik Holm Allstate Corp. warned its insurance agents Friday that it had discovered separate errors in their tax documents and the year-end reports that show data used to calculate their annual bonuses. The tax documents—the "Form 1099" that shows each

AUBURN HILLS, Feb. 10, 2012 - Despite economic challenges across Metro Detroit, The Detroit Pistons and Allstates Good Hands, Warm Hands Mitten Drive collected more than 15,000 winter items for Orchards Childrens Services with donations from Pistons fans

Allstate Corp.'s insurance premiums could be at "considerable risk" in 2012 if in fact agents are as unhappy as a new survey suggests and if their ranks have dropped as much as estimated, an analyst said Thursday. On Wednesday, the National Association o

A ComEd power yard. (Credit: CBS) CHICAGO (CBS) — The parent company of ComEd handed out some big pay raises for last year, after changing the way it rates executive performance. As WBBM Newsradio’s Mike Krauser reports, Exelon chief executive officer Jo