Allstate agents had a good scenario as they were allowed by corporate to sell Home Insurance in Florida w/ other carriers based on company approval. Allstate is now making that tougher for them because they are too busy writing other policies and some have forgotten mother Allstate!!!  Now they will have to also write Allstate business or they will not be allowed to write the stuff that we the independent agents can do.  Be prepared for a push on Allstate Life insurance and Auto as well as they still try to write Home Insurance here in  Hurricane prone Florida. Please read the full article below;

http://www.property-casualty.com/News/2010/9/Pages/Allstate-Florida-Agents-At-Odds-Over-Auto-Property-Production-.aspx?k=allstate+florida