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Allstate Insurance quits Broadcom, alleges vengeful license audit on the way out

Jul 8, 2026 at 17:28
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Allstate Insurance quits Broadcom, alleges vengeful license audit on the way out

Broadcom has accused Allstate Insurance of dodging a software license audit that the insurer claims only happened after it decided to stop using VMware and CA software. Those two Broadcom business units – CA and VMware – have brought copyright infringement lawsuits against Allstate. The CA suit, filed in May 2025, alleges that the insurer breached contracts after the sale of its Employer Voluntary Benefits business to an outfit called StanCorp. The VMware suit, filed in December 2025, alleges that Allstate didn’t comply with contract terms that required it to participate in license audits. Software license audits are not unusual. Vendors routinely include the right to conduct audits in their contracts, and those rights can extend...

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