About 10,000 insurance customers in South Carolina will find that they are not in "good hands" with Allstate.

The insurance company plans to drop customers who don't have Allstate auto coverage, have older houses and insure their homes for less than $220,000, according to the Post and Courier.

Allstate spokesman Tracy Owens told the paper it was a difficult decision but the company needs to drop the customers to remain financially strong for all its customers.

With 140,000 policies, Allstate is the second-largest writer of homeowner insurance in South Carolina, second to State Farm's 300,000 policyholders, the article states.