Allstate is in the news again.

Wasn’t it just yesterday that I posted about Bad Faith?  Well, here’s an article discussing the fact that Allstate just decided to do what the court ordered them to do months ago by finally producing some documents in a Bad Faith case.  It’s amazing that Allstate advertises and wants the public to believe that they are the “good hands” people, when they have refused for so long to do what the court ordered them to do.

It seems to me that Allstate is creating evidence against themselves, within this case.  Let me explain.  They are being sued for not doing what they are supposed to do as per their policy, that’s called Bad Faith.  So what approach do they take?  They refuse to cooperate with a court order for months.  That’s real similar to what they are being sued for in the first place.  Shouldn’t that be evidence of their methods or motives?  I think so.

Allstate talks about the evils of fraud and how much it costs the public at large.  Well this decision to delay compliance with the court order added up to about $7M.  That amount makes you wonder just how bad those documents made them look as a company.

Strangely enough, it appears that Allstate is blaming an attorney handling the case for the delay.  I suspect that any court official would be happy to point out to Allstate that it’s not the attorney’s name on the suit, it’s their’s.  Therefore, they are charged with being aware of what’s going on in the case against them.

Allstate has now settled this case.   Allstate does not settle cases they can win.  Instead of spending millions on advertising, why doesn’t Allstate just drop the whole “Delay, Deny and Defend” philosophy they adopted in the 90’s?

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