Allstate Insurance

[SteelCurtain74]

Well, this is the company that has a mascot of "Mayhem" so not surprised. Heads will need to roll but it probably won't be the idiot that made the statement. Some underling will get blamed and shown the door.

[viverlibre]

The City of NOLA will be sued to kingdom come

The mechanical bollards they are installing on Bourbon Street are a PITA. I've been responsible for repairing/maintaining them at military bases, the are out of service a lot. The old fashioned bollards that fit in hole (with a padlock) are far and away better. One average sized man can remove and replace them easily. Whatever LE officer assigned to that beat would have the key and be responsible for them.

[Cooterpoot]

Well, don't eat ChicFilA chicken then

[Pancho]

Seems the customers have gotten the message loud and clear. What will the allstate dei group do now?

[Churchill]

I'm insured with Allstate and I recently (4/09/24) had marginal hail damage in Madison. Five different roofing companies told me that if I wasn't with Allstate they would pursue a claim but they really thought we would be wasting our time trying to deal with Allstate. This is a 100% true story. I was already changing at renewal in 30 days without this other stuff.

[Pancho]

These local agents will feel it in the pocketbook but there is no alternative in this case.

[Tater]

Sux for the local guys- but the only way to make these people understand is to cost them business. Bud Light learned their lesson. Others are as well.

Just chiming in with an extremely loud incorrect buzzer.

BUD the year and a half before the commercial had stock price fluctuation from $44 to $67 (with the peak week of $67 being right when the commercial was released, which had more to do with hedge funds making money against the general public). BUD the year and a half after the commercial has had price fluctuation between $49 and $68 with the peak week being May this year though it did scrape $66 right during the start of NFL playoffs last season.

AB InBev owns more than Bud Light. It was hilarious to see people boycott Bud Light by going to Michelob, Miller, Modelo, etc. People have no idea who actually owns which beer anymore and the point is it's gotten so murky that AB owned all 3 of those at different points (yes i know they sold miller to Coors - but do you? does the general public know?). Boycotting AB would take someone just boycotting beer altogether to be safe which obviously wasn't happening. Bud Light was back in the hands of people spouting to boycott it less than 6 months later (Kid Rock being the most notable).

It's like if someone was mad and wanted to boycott the Pepsi Kardashian girl commercial, they would have to boycott eating doritos, cheetos, lays, and quaker oats too.

Or if you think Nestle's water bottling practices are abhorrent then you'd have to stop getting gerber for your baby and purina for your fur baby.

If this sounds exhausting, that's the point. Americans have lost the ability to truly boycott big brands by having an illusion of choice.

AllState and Progressive largest shareholders are the same group: Vanguard. Was this a calculated decision thinking that they wanted to buy up more AllState stock in a month when they sell off the boom Progressive will see? People will forget about this in six months and AllState will rebound. People forgot about how little they donate for the good hands program and just ignored when they stopped showing the number after they were shamed on how low it is.

But hey what do I know, I'm not a genius message board poster who thinks "Bud Light" is the one who needed a lesson learned by switching to Modelo.

[Pancho]

good for them. thx for the prognosticating

[viverlibre]

I'm insured with Allstate and I recently (4/09/24) had marginal hail damage in Madison. Five different roofing companies told me that if I wasn't with Allstate they would pursue a claim but they really thought we would be wasting our time trying to deal with Allstate. This is a 100% true story. I was already changing at renewal in 30 days without this other stuff.

I have USAA, they are high as a cat's back, but pay out well when there is a claim. A couple of years ago after a hail storm, USAA more than treated me fairly, my neighbors with State Farm fought for months. State Farm only wanted to place parts of the roof.

[Coach34]

https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/29/busin...les/index.html


"In North America, organic revenue, seen as the best measure of operating performance, plunged $1.4 billion last year as beer sales by volume tumbled in the region, primarily due to a decline in Bud Light sales in the United States. Beer makes up the lion’s share of AB InBev’s revenue."

[viverlibre]

Just chiming in with an extremely loud incorrect buzzer.

BUD the year and a half before the commercial had stock price fluctuation from $44 to $67 (with the peak week of $67 being right when the commercial was released, which had more to do with hedge funds making money against the general public). BUD the year and a half after the commercial has had price fluctuation between $49 and $68 with the peak week being May this year though it did scrape $66 right during the start of NFL playoffs last season.

AB InBev owns more than Bud Light. It was hilarious to see people boycott Bud Light by going to Michelob, Miller, Modelo, etc. People have no idea who actually owns which beer anymore and the point is it's gotten so murky that AB owned all 3 of those at different points (yes i know they sold miller to Coors - but do you? does the general public know?). Boycotting AB would take someone just boycotting beer altogether to be safe which obviously wasn't happening. Bud Light was back in the hands of people spouting to boycott it less than 6 months later (Kid Rock being the most notable).

It's like if someone was mad and wanted to boycott the Pepsi Kardashian girl commercial, they would have to boycott eating doritos, cheetos, lays, and quaker oats too.

Or if you think Nestle's water bottling practices are abhorrent then you'd have to stop getting gerber for your baby and purina for your fur baby.

If this sounds exhausting, that's the point. Americans have lost the ability to truly boycott big brands by having an illusion of choice.

AllState and Progressive largest shareholders are the same group: Vanguard. Was this a calculated decision thinking that they wanted to buy up more AllState stock in a month when they sell off the boom Progressive will see? People will forget about this in six months and AllState will rebound. People forgot about how little they donate for the good hands program and just ignored when they stopped showing the number after they were shamed on how low it is.

But hey what do I know, I'm not a genius message board poster who thinks "Bud Light" is the one who needed a lesson learned by switching to Modelo.

I've always wondered if that was a PSYOP, like the coke/new coke deal, to bring stock prices down so execs could buy back at a low price.

[Tater]

https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/29/busin...les/index.html


"In North America, organic revenue, seen as the best measure of operating performance, plunged $1.4 billion last year as beer sales by volume tumbled in the region, primarily due to a decline in Bud Light sales in the United States. Beer makes up the lion’s share of AB InBev’s revenue."

And yet the stock stayed relatively flat. Which is where it really impacts their pocketbook. If you produce less in anticipation of a boycott, you spend less. Revenue dropping $1.4 billion when operating costs drop $1.5 billion still means a net profit of $0.1 billion. And the stock price is the true measure of if a boycott was successful longterm.

[ScooterDog]

Pancho, please get a quote from SAFECO. Rates are competitive and They Will PAY YOUR CLAIMS! I?ve had 2 roof replacements in the last 10 - 20 years. Last time the adjuster printed me a settlement check from his portable printer in his car. No problems either time. State Farm is also competitive but they have a bad reputation for paying claims. I would get quotes from 4 or 5 different companies.

[Pancho]

I am aware of state farm. in talks with shelter at the moment

[Lord McBuckethead]

It was the correct message. They are correct.

[Lord McBuckethead]

State Farm in Mississippi. Just check up on their coverage after the tornadoes north of Tupelo.

[Lord McBuckethead]

Everyone needs to stop being little bitches and not take every comment from a company as an affront to your way of life.

Budlight did nothing wrong, AllState said nothing wrong. One could make an argument that Allstate was 100% correct in everything they said. So it wasn?t 100% your cup of tea?.. who the F are you? Guess what, you are not the main character. So settle down, and just be Fn happy for a moment and realize it is not about you 100% of the time.

[Biguglyjoe]

Everyone needs to stop being little bitches and not take every comment from a company as an affront to your way of life.

Budlight did nothing wrong, AllState said nothing wrong. One could make an argument that Allstate was 100% correct in everything they said. So it wasn?t 100% your cup of tea?.. who the F are you? Guess what, you are not the main character. So settle down, and just be Fn happy for a moment and realize it is not about you 100% of the time.

👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻 Allstate Agent 👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻

[Pancho]

Everyone needs to stop being little bitches and not take every comment from a company as an affront to your way of life.

Budlight did nothing wrong, AllState said nothing wrong. One could make an argument that Allstate was 100% correct in everything they said. So it wasn?t 100% your cup of tea?.. who the F are you? Guess what, you are not the main character. So settle down, and just be Fn happy for a moment and realize it is not about you 100% of the time.

one would assume the ISIS dude, the killer was the one with the divisive attitude. Fn on that for a bit and see how you like it. some folks may swallow the full woke wad but I am not one of em. you are free to do as you please.

[viverlibre]

Everyone needs to stop being little bitches and not take every comment from a company as an affront to your way of life.

Budlight did nothing wrong, AllState said nothing wrong. One could make an argument that Allstate was 100% correct in everything they said. So it wasn?t 100% your cup of tea?.. who the F are you? Guess what, you are not the main character. So settle down, and just be Fn happy for a moment and realize it is not about you 100% of the time.

The Allstate CEO FAed, we see what he FOs. In the long run, I doubt this has much impact.

Just stick with, "our thoughts and prayers are with the victim's loved ones and all those effected." I have no idea what the thought process on the statement was. Sure what he said is true, but saying it in relation to this event was stupid.