Reuters journalist Scott departs for Allstate

Reuters journalist Alwyn Scott sent out the following on Friday:

Dear Colleagues,

After nearly a decade, today is my last day at Reuters. It has been an honor and immense fun to work with you, the talented, dedicated and lovely people who make Reuters the great news organization it is. Never was character more evident than during the COVID-19 crisis and in bargaining over a new labor contract.

Reuters in 2012 was a little different than it is today. I arrived amid a surge in hiring of people with diverse journalistic backgrounds. I am grateful to former Reuters editors Jim Gaines and Paul Ingrassia for giving me the opportunity, and to Paul especially for bringing Joe White on board a few years later in a role that allowed me to work with him on some terrific stories.

Thank you for your wonderful friendship. I will dearly miss the camaraderie, and it is difficult to leave journalism when so many important stories need to be told. But having covered companies for much of my career, I can’t resist the chance to see how they operate on the inside. Starting Sept. 20, I will join Allstate as director of financial communications, working remotely from New York. I appreciate Paritosh putting me on the insurance beat, which turned out to be fascinating and connected to just about everything.

Before joining Reuters, Scott was managing editor of the Puget Sound Business Journal, business projects editor of The Seattle Times, and news editor at the Wall Street Journal Europe.