Allstate Insurance Company filed allegations against Broadcom claiming the technology conglomerate issued audits as retribution for the insurer’s decision to end its business relationships with VMware and CA Technologies. The dispute stems from litigation that VMware initiated in December 2025, where Broadcom asserts that Allstate failed to meet license audit compliance obligations required under their contractual agreement.
In a June 12 court filing, Allstate countered Broadcom’s position by characterizing the audits as “haphazard” and suggesting they were deliberately timed to coincide with Allstate’s announcement that it would not renew its contracts with either company. The filing indicates this reflects broader industry sentiment, as Allstate joins a growing roster of significant enterprises—including T-Mobile, Tesco, and Western Union—that have either completed or are planning migrations away from VMware following Broadcom’s acquisition of the virtualization software company.
According to the complaint documents, VMware issued a formal audit notice in March 2025. Allstate acknowledged receipt of audit materials on May 7, 2025, but subsequently failed to provide requested documentation despite continued follow-up efforts by VMware and its audit partner Connor Consulting. In September 2025, Allstate informed VMware’s consultant that it had removed VMware from all company devices and could no longer execute required audit scripts. By October 2025, Allstate stated that all VMware instances had been terminated from its environment.
Allstate disputes these characterizations, asserting substantial good-faith compliance with audit and reporting requirements specified in its VMware contracts. Broadcom has also initiated separate litigation through CA Technologies, filed in May 2025, alleging copyright infringement and breach of contract related to Allstate’s sale of its Employer Voluntary Benefits business and associated Symantec products to StanCorp Financial Group. CA claims that Allstate failed to provide proper notice of the transaction. Both cases have a deadline of May 17, 2027, for filing dispositive motions that could resolve the disputes without trial. Neither Allstate nor Broadcom provided additional comments for this report.
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