Allstate Sues Ameriprise for Allegedly Stealing Confidential Information through Recruitment

Posted on September 14th, 2017 at 11:30 AM
Allstate Sues Ameriprise for Allegedly Stealing Confidential Information through Recruitment

From the Desk of Jim Eccleston at Eccleston Law LLC:

Allstate Insurance Co. has filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois against Ameriprise for violations of the Defend Trade Secrets Act, tortious interference with business relationships and unfair competition. According to Allstate’s lawsuit, Ameriprise stole confidential information from the company by recruiting the insurance company's salespeople, known as "exclusive financial specialists."

More specifically, Allstate alleges that Ameriprise encouraged Allstate sales agents, who had the intention of moving to Ameriprise, to create contact lists from customer information, use flash drives and portable electronic devices to download client data, and then solicit Allstate clients.

According to Allstate, the states in which Ameriprise was soliciting Allstate salespeople were: Arizona, Kansas, Louisiana, Nevada, New Jersey, Illinois, New York and Pennsylvania.

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