Ga. Insurance Commissioner Warns Of Allstate Rate Hike

A car drives past an Allstate Insurance Co. office Wednesday, April 27, 2011, in Lyndhurst, Ohio. Allstate Insurance Co. reports quarterly financial earnings Wednesday, after the market close. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

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Georgia Insurance Commissioner Ralph Hudgens has issued a rare consumer alert over a rate hike proposed by auto insurance company Allstate.

Allstate has filed to raise automobile rates statewide by 25 percent, with the rate hike going into effect May 22.