TREND HUNTER Magazine (Free subscription) | 04/10/2008
(TrendHunter.com) In the name of science, insurance company Allstate, is handing out 100,000 video games to the senior set to help “increase visual acuity, cognitive skills, and reaction time” as a part of a plan that they…
1UP (Free subscription) | 04/10/2008
Allstate is considering offering clients who are age 50 and older a discount on car insurance if they play videogames. The company is running a trial program called InSight, which offers specialized computer games to 100,000 customers in Pennsylvania aged 50 to 75. According to a report from CNN, the program features a variety of games designed to reverse age-related cognitive decline and improve...
Game|Life (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008
In an effort to prevent accidents amongst senior citizens who drive, Allstate has turned to specially designed games. Their goal is to test whether or not software can improve mental faculties -- abilities that naturally diminish with age -- and...
Switched (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008
Filed under: Car Tech , Video Games Apparently the trendy magic cure during these '00s is video games. They've been used to rehabilitate stroke victims and wounded soldiers , make us smarter , stave off the effects of aging , help immigrants become naturalized citizens , and even lose weight . Now Allstate is looking to add "become a better driver" to the list of things video games help you do. The...
Ars Technica (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008
Allstate has begun testing a series of video games which, if successful, will be used as an aid for mature drivers and a way to reduce insurance rates. Read More...
www.BackgroundNow.com Weblog (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008
ABDELHAMID SEDRATI, age 56, whose last known address was 712 8th Avenue in Albany, Georgia, was arrested last week, without incident, by FBI Special Agents in Atlanta,... This is a mere summary. Go to http://www.backgroundnow.com/blog for the real deal.
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 02/10/2008
NORTHBROOK, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--More than a month into the 2008 college football season, the off-the-field achievements of a select group of dedicated and hard-working players have
Daily Tech (Free subscription) | 02/10/2008
Video game will help increase visual cognition for lederly drivers
SharpBrains (Free subscription) | 01/10/2008
Insurance company Allstate and brain fitness software developer Posit Science just announced (see press release Protecting Pennsylvania Drivers, One Brain at a Time) a very intelligent initiative: Video exercises aid driving skills (Chicago Tribune) -"Allstate, which called the Posit program "potentially the next big breakthrough in automobile safety," said it expects its software exercises to reduce...
WOMMA (Free subscription) | 01/10/2008
In conjunction with National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, The Allstate Foundation has launched new cause-marketing campaign to get men and women to talk openly about domestic violence. The goal of the campaign is to spread the word that domestic violence touches all of us and it can happen to anyone. For every click received on the campaign’s website, ClicktoEmpower.com, The Allstate Foundation...
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 01/10/2008
Allstate Announces New Relationship with Posit Science(R) a Leader in Clinically Validated Brain Fitness Programs NORTHBROOK, Ill., Oct. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Demonstrating its commitment to increase driver safety and improve its customer's overall quality of life, Allstate (NYSE: ) today announced it is launching a groundbreaking brain fitness software program, InSight(TM). Examining the latest...
South Texas Chisme (Free subscription) | 30/09/2008
The state's second-largest home insurer will pay the most in the state windstorm association's initial round of assessments. Allstate Insurance Group must fork over $65.5 million to the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association, which sells coverage to coastal homes and businesses that can't find it elsewhere. When everybody's talking about $700B, $65.5M seems like chump change.
Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 30/09/2008
The state's second-largest home insurer will pay the most in the state windstorm association's initial round of assessments.
The Hotline on Call (Free subscription) | 29/09/2008
Atlantic Media political dir. Ron Brownstein examines the the head-to-head polling match-up between the vice presidential candidates: Sarah Palin has attracted more attention, but a recent series of Allstate/National Journal polls found that Joe Biden actually enjoys a better public image in more battleground states than the Alaska governor. The Allstate/National Journal polls surveyed eight battleground...
Maryland Injury Lawyer Blog (Free subscription) | 26/09/2008
I received this email from a personal injury lawyer in Maryland this morning: I have an MIA complaint involving Colossus. Allstate offered the number provided by Colossus and now, of course, refuses to produce any Colossus manuals, etc. Do you...
