A new lawsuit claims Allstate insurance and its data-collecting subsidiary Arity collect and sell driver information.

The lawsuit accuses Arity, an Allstate subsidiary, of collecting data about people’s driving behavior through mobile phone apps, leading to increases in drivers’ insurance rates.

An expert said the auto industry should pay attention to Texas' data privacy laws: "What Texas has done is funded it, staffed it and supported it."

Texas attorney general Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against Allstate Corp. and its data analytics subsidiary Arity LLC, accusing the companies of unlawfully collecting, using, and selling the personal data of more than 45 million drivers across the United States.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against Allstate and its data subsidiary Arity for unlawfully collecting, using, and selling driving data from over 45 million Americans.

Paxton accuses Allstate of collecting driver location and movement data without consent to raise insurance rates in the state.

Allstate ALL.N has been sued by the state of Texas, which accused the insurer on Monday of illegally tracking drivers through their cell phones without their consent and using the data to justify charging more for car insurance.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit against Allstate on Tuesday alleging the company covertly monitored customers' driving habits in a bid to raise rates. The suit, which was filed in Montgomery County,

Arity, an Allstate subsidiary, is accused of using mobile phone apps to scoop up data — and hiking insurance rates as a result.

Texas AG Ken Paxton is suing Allstate for allegedly collecting data from 45 million Americans to raise insurance premiums.

The lawsuit claims the company tracked more than 45 million Americans and used the information to raise insurance rates without consumers' knowledge.