Allstate was suspended from writing new property-casualty business in Florida last week after a Florida appellate court upheld the state's right to do so.
The suspension was sought in January by Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty after the insurer balked at a subpoena seeking massive amounts of material concerning ratemaking and claims-handling processes.
Last Wednesday's decision by a panel of the First District Court of Appeals in Tallahassee upheld an earlier opinion which said the Office of Insurance Regulation had the right to suspend Allstate's authority to write new business for noncompliance with the January subpoena.
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