Allstate accuses Broadcom of auditing it because it quit VMware, CA

Allstate Insurance Company has accused Broadcom of haphazardly issuing audits against it because the insurance firm decided not to renew its contracts with VMware and CA Technologies. The allegations were made in relation to a lawsuit that VMware filed against Allstate in December 2025, according to The Register. In the complaint, Broadcom alleges that Allstate failed to comply with license audits, which Broadcom claims its contract with Allstate requires. In a June 12 filing, Allstate suggested that Broadcom issued the audits in response to Allstate deciding to end business with its companies. Allstate’s statement reads: This case is about VMware’s decision to initiate a haphazard “audit” of Allstate, once it was aware that Allstate did not intend to renew its contracts with VMware or its sister company, CA. The statement reveals that Allstate is one of thousands of companies that have migrated or plan to migrate partially or completely from VMware after Broadcom’s takeover. Other sizable companies include T-Mobile, Tesco, and Western Union. The Register reported that “the relationship between Allstate and Broadcom has not been good for quite some time, and that the insurer decided to move away from both VMware and CA at around the time Broadcom’s acquisition of VMware closed” but was unable to provide any comment from Allstate. Broadcom declined to comment to Ars Technica for this article. Broadcom sues Allstate According to the filings, Allstate and VMware have been in business since 2008. In its complaint (PDF) against Allstate, VMware claims that it issued a formal audit notice to Allstate in March 2025. Despite reportedly acknowledging receipt of the audit materials on May 7, 2025, and multiple communication attempts from VMware and audit partner Connor Consulting, Allstate “continued to stonewall and withheld the requested materials.” VMware claims.