NORTHBROOK, Ill., Nov. 18, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- As the nation's
highways swell with holiday drivers, a flat tire, dead battery or
other car trouble is the kind of "Mayhem" motorists may experience.
That's why Allstate (NYSE: ALL) today announced the launch of Good
Hands(SM) Roadside Assistance, the first free-to-join, pay-per-use,
roadside assistance service that is available to all drivers, not
just Allstate customers. Consumers can register by visiting
www.goodhandsroadside.com.
Allstate created Good Hands Roadside to offer protection to the
35 million American households that don't have roadside assistance
services. The company also wants to provide an alternative for the
52 million households with roadside assistance that pay annual
fees. Studies show the average driver uses their service only once
every three years.
"With the launch of Good Hands Roadside, Allstate continues to
broaden the definition of protection with new products and services
consumers want in the ways they want them," said Chuck Paul, group vice president, Emerging
Businesses, for Allstate. "This is just another option individuals
can use to protect what matters most."
A consumer in need of roadside assistance can call
1-800-ALLSTATE anytime and receive access to Allstate's 24/7,
nationwide towing network. Consumers will pay a flat rate of
$75 for a tow up to 10 miles and
$50 for other roadside events such as
service for a flat tire, a dead battery or keys locked inside a
car. Allstate suggests taking two minutes to pre-register
before road "Mayhem" strikes at www.goodhandsroadside.com to
improve response time.
With towing scams on the rise, a reliable towing network has
never been more important. According to Allstate and the National
Insurance Crime Bureau, reported claims of inflated towing or
storage bills increased 103 percent during the first nine months of
2010, when compared to the same period last year.
To help kick off Good Hands Roadside, Allstate has planned a
number of activities, including:
Rivalry Road Trip sponsored by Good Hands Roadside
Assistance – nationally recognized college football blogger
Spencer Hall from Every Day Should
Be Saturday (www.edsbs.com ) is hitting the road starting with
College Football Rivalry Week and visiting some of the biggest
games of the season, kicking off with Ohio
State at Iowa on
Nov. 20 and culminating with the
Tostitos BCS National Championship in Glendale, Ariz. on Jan.
10, 2011. Hall will blog and tweet about his road trip
adventures and organize game day meet-ups with fans where he will
give away game tickets and help register them for Good Hands
Roadside.
Good Hands Roadside Mobile App – the application allows
smart phone users to select the type of roadside service needed,
and the app does the rest - tapping the phone's GPS capabilities to
expedite trusted roadside help straight to the user's location. The
iPhone version of the mobile app is available immediately.
Android and Blackberry versions will be available in
December. To download the Good Hands Roadside app or any of
the other protection oriented mobile apps Allstate offers, visit
http://www.allstate.com/mobile/main.aspx
Roadside Kick It For Tickets Sweepstakes – going live on
Friday, November 19th and hosted by
the Allstate Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/Allstate), this
virtual kicking game allows users to play for a chance to win a
trip to the 2012 Allstate® BCS National Championship in
New Orleans. All players are
required to connect with Allstate on Facebook and register for GHR
before they can play.
The Allstate Corporation (NYSE: ALL) is the nation's largest
publicly held personal lines insurer. Widely known through the
"You're In Good Hands With Allstate®" slogan, Allstate is
reinventing protection and retirement to help more than 17 million
households insure what they have today and better prepare for
tomorrow. Consumers access Allstate insurance products (auto, home,
life and retirement) and services through Allstate agencies,
independent agencies, and Allstate exclusive financial
representatives in the U.S. and Canada, as well as via www.allstate.com and
1-800 Allstate®.
For more information, visit www.allstatenewsroom.com or
www.twitter.com/allstatenews .
SOURCE Allstate Insurance Company