Allstate - Auto

Pros: Pleasant people generally
Cons: Expensive and negligent service lapses

After living in NY for seven years (where I was a renter and had no car), I moved back to the SF area and bought a house and two new cars concurrently. I obviously needed a lot of insurance coverage quickly and Allstate seemed to be a good choice. They...

Pros: NONE
Cons: expensive

Two years ago my husband and I decided to buy our first home. After only one day of seeing houses we found the one we wanted, bid and got the house.Now it was time to find homeowner's insurance. Something we hadn't had before because we had always...

Pros: Quick, friendly service.
Cons: A litle less then my car was worth, but not terrible.

At the beginning of August my boyfriend and I booked an oceanfront hotel room locally for a relaxing weekend. On our second day there, I decided to run home and check on my cats. Being that my house was only 15 minutes from the hotel, it would be a quick...

Pros: wonderful service, low rates
Cons: none

My husband and I have used Allstate Insurance Company for automobile insurance for ......well at least 15 years. Fortunately for us most of that time was without mishap. Then, enter the male, teenage driver!

Within weeks of our son getting...

Pros: More than likely, they will insure you.....
Cons: .....for an arm and a leg, and your first born

When I became an adult, I did not realized how good I really had it, while living under my parents (I don't wanna grow up). The first time I realized this, was when I bought my first car. I was 20, working for the U.S. Park Service. I bought a 1987...

Pros: Cheap insurance
Cons: Poor customer service, false accusations, and the list goes on

Let me tell you a little story about chaos in the insurance business. This actually happened back in the summer of 1994, but it's something anyone considering using Allstate for Renters insurance should know.

I moved out of my house that...

Pros: national coverage and competitive rates
Cons: poor reputation of late regarding claims , payment, and insurability

After years and years of shoveling money to Allstate for auto, home and boat insurance, I was a bit surprised when I sold my boat, only to receive a refund of about half of my annual fully paid premium, even though the policy was only 4 weeks into that...

Pros: good at first
Cons: useless once they get the money

So, I had been an Allstate client for several years. My local agent had been promoted (which was well deserved as he was excellent) and a new person came in to take over his office. From that changeover, nothing was ever the same. The quality of service...

Pros: Helpful, always go above and beyond what is necessary
Cons: A bit more expensive than some others

Unlike many other reviewers on epinions, I have nothing but the highest regard for AllState. I believe that a lot of that has to do with our agent. If you have a wonderful agent, your experience will be nothing but pleasant. If your agent is not so...

Pros: I didn't end up using them for my insurance carrier
Cons: bad customer service, didn't meet quoted rate

When my insurance renewal time came around this year, I looked around for quotes. Mostly using the internet and worthy quote sites, I came across many different quotes at a wide variety of prices.

Allstate was the best rate available with a...

Pros: Caring Staff
Cons: VERY EXPENSIVE!

To start off with... I live in New York, so my insurance prices are ridiculous to begin with. But another insurance problem I have is that I am under the age of 25. These two "groupings" I'm under lead me to their "high risk"...

Pros: None
Cons: Big Con Game

After completing my graduate studies in May 1997 I decided to buy a car. Though I had no intention to buy one right away the suave Nissan salesman ended up selling me a 1997 Nissan Maxima SE within a couple of hours. I was in the showroom at 8 pm and...

Pros: Low cost going in.
Cons: Hard getting them to pay claims.

Allstate is the second largest auto insurer. Unfortunately it has a spotty record when it comes time to pay claims, particularly when the claim is for a substantial amount of money.

Many companies are rather tough with third party claims --...

Pros: Good for getting jerked around, not called back, and later lied too. Am I dating Allstate?
Cons: Bad service, Outrageous price hikes, and no dinner.

They are out to SCREW you! And they don't even want to buy you dinner first. How rude!

I'll admit I'm the poster girl for high insurance rates. I live in a state that is known for having high insurance rates. I got my license after...

Pros: They are really good at being jerks!
Cons: Allstate.

This ePinion is written from a third person's point of view. Someone insured with Allstate rear-ended my car when I was entering a tunnel. He was actually a very nice man and very apologetic. We exchanged information and drove on our ways.

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