--- title: Allstate accuses Broadcom of auditing it because it quit... description: Allstate Insurance has accused Broadcom of retaliating against it with software license audits after the company decided not to renew its VMware and CA... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/allstate-accuses-broadcom-of-auditing-it-because-it-quit-vmware-ca-94kdvujgw twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Allstate accuses Broadcom of auditing it because it quit VMware, CA | daily.dev og:description: Allstate Insurance has accused Broadcom of retaliating against it with software license audits after the company decided not to renew its VMware and CA... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/allstate-accuses-broadcom-of-auditing-it-because-it-quit-vmware-ca-94kdvujgw og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/94KdvujGw.png og:image:alt: Allstate accuses Broadcom of auditing it because it quit VMware, CA og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Allstate accuses Broadcom of auditing it because it quit VMware, CA **[Ars Technica](https://daily.dev/sources/arstechnica)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Allstate Insurance has accused Broadcom of retaliating against it with software license audits after the company decided not to renew its VMware and CA Technologies contracts. The dispute stems from a lawsuit VMware filed against Allstate in December 2025, alleging Allstate failed to comply with audit requirements. Allstate contends the audits were initiated haphazardly once Broadcom learned of its intent to leave. The case is part of a broader trend of large enterprises migrating away from VMware following Broadcom's acquisition, with T-Mobile, Tesco, and Western Union among others doing the same. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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