The complaint reads:
On September 12, 2025, Allstate informed VMware’s consultant that it had “removed VMware from all devices,” and therefore Allstate was no longer able to “execute the Scripts provided by Broadcom as the scripts are dependent on having VMWare components running in the environment.”
Allstate reportedly followed up in October to tell VMware that “all VMware instances have been terminated and removed from Allstate’s VMware ELA environment” and that its audit obligations were fulfilled, per VMware’s complaint.
Allstate’s story differs. In the June filing, Allstate claimed that after it decided not to renew its VMware and CA contracts, Broadcom “simultaneously and unreasonably initiated four separate audits of Allstate’s use of its licensed CA and VMware software.”
“With respect to VMware, Allstate substantially and in good faith complied with the audit and reporting requirements set forth in its contracts with VMware, and Plaintiff’s claims to the contrary are unfounded,” the statement reads.
Broadcom has a separate case against Allstate under CA Technologies (PDF). In the lawsuit filed in May 2025, CA accuses Allstate of copyright infringement and breach of contract by selling Allstate’s Employer Voluntary Benefits business and the Symantec products that the business used to Oregon-based insurance company StanCorp Financial Group. CA alleges that Allstate initially “sent a letter to Symantec (a company no longer in existence)” about the decision, but “did not send a similar notice letter addressed to CA.”
In both cases, the parties have until May 17, 2027, to file dispositive motions seeking to resolve each case without a trial.
The cases demonstrate Broadcom’s litigious side and a willingness to battle disgruntled VMware customers. Allstate hasn’t said how reliant it was on VMware or what virtualization tech it uses now. But it’s notable that the insurance firm has joined a growing list of known, enterprise-size firms that have decided to move away from VMware and dispute its owner’s business practices in court.
