Big auto insurers, who said in February they were reviewing Toyota auto accident claims for subrogation actions involving accelerator problems, have begun moving cases with the carmaker.
Representatives for Allstate and State Farm said last week their companies had begun the subrogation process. Neither company would go into much detail.
Mike Siemienas, speaking for Allstate, said it has notified Toyota that "we have claims that we believe are the result of a product defect," adding that the company has started the subrogation process.
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