News For: allstate Homeowners InsuranceImportant Evacuation Information for Hurricane Ike With Ike approaching, Houston residents should ensure they are prepared. A recent poll by Allstate revealed nearly half 48% of Houston residents say they have no advance plan for a possible hurricane evacuation. Another 39 percent said they would not evacuate and just stay home if a major hurricane was heading for the Texas Gulf Coast because of concerns over massive traffic, looting, and a ... Teen drivers learn to avoid distractions To help prevent car wrecks among teenaged drivers, Allstate has created a course designed to keep teens focused on the road, and less on things like text messaging. National And International Report / Ex-Allstate CEO Liddy to lead AIG; insurer off Dow American International Group Inc. said Thursday it has named former Allstate Corp. CEO Edward Liddy as chairman and chief executive in the wake of the Federal Reserve taking a controlling stake in the troubled insurer. Liddy, who joined the private equity firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice as a partner four months ago, replaces Robert Willumstad, who took over the company in June. State Coverage Insurance Running Out Of Money New Mexico's state coverage insurance program helps low-income adults get health care, but now the state says the coverage is so popular the program is running out of money. Long-term care insurance: Costs climb as needs grow CHICAGO -- Joyce Smith visited friends recently at a modern nursing home that made her thankful she has long-term care insurance. With relatively plush conditions, including large private rooms and lots of space and privacy, this was the type of safety net she could live with someday. Former Allstate Chief To Take Charge Of AIG American International Group Inc. said Thursday it has named former Allstate Corp. Chief Executive Officer Edward Liddy as chairman and chief executive in the wake of the Federal Reserve taking a controlling stake in the troubled insurer. State still working on health insurance HARTFORD — The network of physicians needed to support the Charter Oak and Husky insurance plans is growing, but it is still not adequate as the state continues to add clients and move ahead with the shift back to oversight by managed care organizations. Ex-Allstate exec Liddy to run AIG Edward Liddy, former chief executive officer and chairman of Northbrook-based Allstate, was hired by the U.S. government to run American International Group Inc., Bloomberg News reported, as part of a plan to avert a collapse of the country's largest insurer. Autopsy: No Cause Found In Insurance Investigator's Death CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- An autopsy says the body of a state insurance investigator that was found in South Carolina in May was so badly decomposed that medical examiners can't determine how she died. How McCain's, Obama's plans would help The Dispatch asked the McCain and Obama campaigns to tell us specifically how their health-care plans would impact the Wirebaugh family of Bucyrus, Ohio, at two points in their lives: last December, when no one in the family had insurance, and now, when they are covered by the husband's insurance at a new job. |


