1 /5 Betsi Esposito: After being with Allstate for 37 years, my agent merged with Howard Stephenson and my rate tripled to almost $4,000! When I inquired about it, my calls were not returned and when I finally reached someone, there was nothing they could do. Well, thank goodness for my State Farm agent who found me a new agent in GA and they got the bill back down to the normal $1300. Now, he says I was 1 day late cancelling his service and is demanding $9!!! NEVER would I go for Allstate again! I would give ZERO stars, but they make you put at least one!