Allied Insurance and Nationwide Respond to California Wildfires
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 26, 2007
Contacts:
Elizabeth Stelzer (614) 249-1025
Sacramento, California—Allied Insurance and Nationwide claim representatives are assisting customers in California in response to damages caused by recent wildfires. Policyholders with damage should call the Allied claims hotline at 800-282-1446 or the Nationwide claims hotline at 800-421-3535.
The Nationwide National Catastrophe Team has been activated, bringing more claims
representatives to areas with the greatest concentration of damage. The team is being as two Allied regional catastrophe teams.
A temporary walk-in claims center has been established in San Diego for Allied and Nationwide policyholders. Claim representatives will work from this location to assess the wildfire damage. Policyholders may report claims and receive help at this office located at the HOLIDAY INN SAN DIEGO-RANCHO BERNARDO, 17065 W. BERNARDO DR., SAN DIEGO, CA. The claims center is open every day from 7 a.m. – 7 p.m.
As of Friday, October 26, 2007, Allied Insurance and Nationwide have received more than 300 wildfire claims and more than 200 wind claims.
Allied Insurance is a property-casualty insurer established in Des Moines, Iowa, in 1929. Allied operates in 34 states through a network of independent agents with regional offices based in Denver, CO; Des Moines, IA; Lincoln, NE; and Sacramento, CA. Allied has been a member the Nationwide family of companies since 1998, and is responsible for Nationwide’s independent agency system. For more information, visit www.alliedinsurance.com.
Nationwide, based in Columbus, Ohio, is one of the largest diversified insurance and financial services organizations in the world, with more than $160 billion in assets. Nationwide ranks 104th on the Fortune 500 list. The company provides a full range of insurance and financial services, including auto, homeowners, life, health, farm, commercial insurance, administrative services, annuities, mutual funds, pensions and long-term savings plans. For more information, visit www.nationwide.com.
