Allstate Says Broadcom Ordered Four Audits After VMware Exit
Ars Technica reported that a June filing accused Broadcom of starting four audits after Allstate chose not to renew VMware and CA contracts. VMware and CA have separate cases against the insurer, while the filings leave its current virtualisation stack and production impact undisclosed.
Allstate has accused Broadcom of launching four software audits after the insurer decided not to renew VMware and CA Technologies contracts.
Ars Technica reported that the June 12 filing widens VMware's December 2025 lawsuit against Allstate into a dispute over licence checks and customer exits.
Allstate argues that VMware began a haphazard audit after learning that the insurer would not renew the contracts.
VMware's complaint alleges that Allstate failed to meet audit duties required under the agreement.
Four Audits Followed The VMware And CA Exit
The June filing alleges that the software group simultaneously and unreasonably initiated four audits covering licensed CA and VMware software.
Allstate maintains that it met the audit and reporting requirements in good faith and calls VMware's contrary claims unfounded.
The Register previously traced the strained relationship to the period around Broadcom's VMware acquisition, when Allstate decided to move away from both VMware and CA.
Broadcom declined to comment.
VMware Complaint Cites March 2025 Notice
Allstate and VMware have had a business relationship since 2008.
VMware's complaint states that it issued a formal audit notice in March 2025 and that Allstate acknowledged receiving audit materials on May 7, 2025.
The complaint alleges that the insurer withheld requested material after contact from VMware and audit partner Connor Consulting.
It also points to a September 12, 2025 message in which Allstate explained that VMware had been removed from all devices, leaving it unable to run scripts that depended on VMware components.
VMware states that Allstate later confirmed in October that the estate covered by the enterprise licence agreement had been ended and removed.
Allstate's position is that its audit obligations were fulfilled.
CA Case Adds A Symantec Product Dispute
CA Technologies filed a separate case in May 2025 accusing Allstate of copyright infringement and breach of contract after the insurer sold its Employer Voluntary Benefits business and related Symantec products to StanCorp Financial Group.
The CA complaint alleges that Allstate first addressed its notice to Symantec even though that entity no longer existed and did not send an equivalent letter to CA.
May 17, 2027 is the deadline for dispositive motions in both cases.
Those filings could ask the court to resolve the disputes before trial.
Neither case identifies Allstate's current virtualisation platform, its previous dependence on VMware or whether the audits affected production systems.
