A California consumer group said controversial documents from a consulting firm used by Allstate that were released Friday are justification for regulators to slash the company's rates, even though it had not examined them.

Meanwhile, Andy Mais, a spokesman for the New York Insurance Department, said New York regulators are "aware of and reviewing the documents and conferring with other states."

The nonprofit Consumer Watchdog (formerly the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights) said the materials made public exposed a strategy of "systematically underpaying claims to policyholders or forcing them into protracted court battles to secure a fair settlement."

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