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      <title>Leadership: U.S. Chamber of Commerce Sixth Annual Capital Markets Summit</title>
      <description>&lt;strong&gt;This release contains: 2 Related Documents&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;p&gt;Tom Wilson&lt;br /&gt; Chairman, President &amp;amp; CEO&lt;br /&gt; The Allstate Corporation&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Allstate Chairman, President and CEO Thomas Wilson delivers the keynote address at the &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sixth Annual Capital Markets Summit&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;, hosted by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Center for Capital Markets Competitiveness and attended by 250 audience members from the corporate, legal, financial services, legislative, regulatory and academic communities.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 12:30:00 -0500</pubDate>
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&lt;p&gt;Allstate Chairman, President and CEO Thomas Wilson delivers the keynote address at the &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sixth Annual Capital Markets Summit&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;, hosted by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Center for Capital Markets Competitiveness and attended by 250 audience members from the corporate, legal, financial services, legislative, regulatory and academic communities.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description>
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      <title>Leadership: Raymond James 33rd Annual Institutional Investors Conference</title>
      <description>&lt;strong&gt;This release contains: 2 Related Documents&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;p&gt;Robert Block&lt;br /&gt; Senior Vice President&lt;br /&gt; Investor Relations&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Date: Tuesday, March 6, 2012&lt;br /&gt; Time of Presentation:  10:25 a.m. - 10:55 a.m. eastern time&lt;br /&gt; Location:  JW Marriott Grande Lakes in Orlando, FL&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2012 10:18:00 -0600</pubDate>
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&lt;p&gt;Date: Tuesday, March 6, 2012&lt;br /&gt; Time of Presentation:  10:25 a.m. - 10:55 a.m. eastern time&lt;br /&gt; Location:  JW Marriott Grande Lakes in Orlando, FL&lt;/p&gt;</media:description>
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      <title>Leadership: Bank of America/Merrill Lynch 2012 Insurance Conference - New York, NY</title>
      <description>&lt;strong&gt;This release contains: 2 Related Documents&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;p&gt;Tom Wilson&lt;br /&gt; Chairman, President &amp;amp; CEO&lt;br /&gt; The Allstate Corporation&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Date:  February 16, 2012&lt;br /&gt; Time:  9:10 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. eastern time &lt;br /&gt; Place:  The New York Palace Hotel, New York, NY&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 08:25:00 -0600</pubDate>
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        <media:description type="html">&lt;strong&gt;This release contains: 2 Related Documents&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;p&gt;Tom Wilson&lt;br /&gt; Chairman, President &amp;amp; CEO&lt;br /&gt; The Allstate Corporation&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Date:  February 16, 2012&lt;br /&gt; Time:  9:10 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. eastern time &lt;br /&gt; Place:  The New York Palace Hotel, New York, NY&lt;/p&gt;</media:description>
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      <title>Leadership: Goldman Sachs 2011 U.S. Financial Services Conference</title>
      <description>&lt;strong&gt;This release contains: 2 Related Documents&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;p&gt;Tom Wilson&lt;br /&gt; Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer&lt;br /&gt; The Allstate Corporation&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Tom Wilson, president, chairman and chief executive officer of The Allstate Corporation, presented at the Goldman Sachs Conference Center in New York, Goldman Sachs 2011 U.S. Financial Services Conference in New York, NY.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Time of Presentation: 8:00 - 8:45 a.m. eastern time&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 10:50:00 -0600</pubDate>
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&lt;p&gt;Tom Wilson, president, chairman and chief executive officer of The Allstate Corporation, presented at the Goldman Sachs Conference Center in New York, Goldman Sachs 2011 U.S. Financial Services Conference in New York, NY.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Time of Presentation: 8:00 - 8:45 a.m. eastern time&lt;/p&gt;</media:description>
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      <title>Leadership: Barclays 2011 Global Financial Services Conference</title>
      <description>&lt;strong&gt;This release contains: 2 Related Documents&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;p&gt;Tom Wilson&lt;br /&gt; Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer&lt;br /&gt; The Allstate Corporation&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Tom Wilson, president, chairman and chief executive officer of The Allstate Corporation, presented at the Hilton New York, Barclays 2011 Global Financial Services Conference in New York, NY.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Time of Presentation: 12:00 - 12:40 p.m. eastern time&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2011 12:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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&lt;p&gt;Tom Wilson, president, chairman and chief executive officer of The Allstate Corporation, presented at the Hilton New York, Barclays 2011 Global Financial Services Conference in New York, NY.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Time of Presentation: 12:00 - 12:40 p.m. eastern time&lt;/p&gt;</media:description>
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      <title>Leadership: Raymond James 32nd Annual Institutional Investors Conference</title>
      <description>&lt;strong&gt;This release contains: 2 Related Documents&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;p&gt;Robert Block&lt;br /&gt;Vice President&lt;br /&gt;Investor Relations &amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Robert Block, Vice President, Investor Relations, presented at the JW Marriott Orlando Grande Lakes, Raymond James 32nd Annual Institutional Investors Conference in Orlando, FL.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Time of Presentation: 1:05 p.m. &amp;ndash; 1:35 p.m. eastern time&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 07 Mar 2011 09:29:55 -0600</pubDate>
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&lt;p&gt;Robert Block, Vice President, Investor Relations, presented at the JW Marriott Orlando Grande Lakes, Raymond James 32nd Annual Institutional Investors Conference in Orlando, FL.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Time of Presentation: 1:05 p.m. &amp;ndash; 1:35 p.m. eastern time&lt;/p&gt;
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      <title>Leadership: Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2011 Insurance Conference - New York, NY</title>
      <description>&lt;strong&gt;This release contains: 2 Related Documents&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;p&gt;Joe Lacher&lt;br /&gt; President Allstate Protection&lt;br /&gt; The Allstate Corporation &amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Joe Lacher, President Allstate Protection, presented at The New York Palace, Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2011 Insurance Conference in New York.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Time of Presentation:&amp;nbsp; 9:10 a.m. &amp;ndash; 9:45 a.m. eastern time&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <category>Leadership</category>
      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Feb 2011 02:43:55 -0600</pubDate>
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&lt;p&gt;Joe Lacher, President Allstate Protection, presented at The New York Palace, Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2011 Insurance Conference in New York.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Time of Presentation:&amp;nbsp; 9:10 a.m. &amp;ndash; 9:45 a.m. eastern time&lt;/p&gt;</media:description>
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      <title>Leadership: Keefe, Bruyette, &amp; Woods 2010 Insurance Conference - New York, NY</title>
      <description>&lt;strong&gt;This release contains: 2 Related Documents&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;p&gt;Robert Block&lt;br /&gt; Vice President, Investor Relations&lt;br /&gt; The Allstate Corporation&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Robert Block, Vice President, Investor Relations, presented at the Keefe, Bruyette, &amp;amp; Woods 2010 Insurance Conference in New York.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 08 Sep 2010 09:24:56 -0500</pubDate>
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        <media:title>Keefe, Bruyette, &amp; Woods 2010 Insurance Conference - New York, NY</media:title>
        <media:description type="html">&lt;strong&gt;This release contains: 2 Related Documents&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;p&gt;Robert Block&lt;br /&gt; Vice President, Investor Relations&lt;br /&gt; The Allstate Corporation&lt;/p&gt;
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      <title>Leadership: UBS 12th Annual Global Financial Services Conference - New York, NY</title>
      <description>&lt;strong&gt;This release contains: 2 Related Documents&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;p&gt;Don Civgin&lt;br&gt;
  Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer&lt;BR&gt;
  The Allstate Corporation&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Don Civgin, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, presented at the UBS Conference in New York.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 10:26:00 -0500</pubDate>
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        <media:description type="html">&lt;strong&gt;This release contains: 2 Related Documents&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;p&gt;Don Civgin&lt;br&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Don Civgin, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, presented at the UBS Conference in New York.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description>
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      <title>Leadership: Raymond James 31st Annual Institutional Investors Conference - Orlando, FL</title>
      <description>&lt;strong&gt;This release contains: 2 Related Documents&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;p&gt;Robert L. Block&lt;BR&gt;
  Vice President, Investor Relations&lt;BR&gt;
  The Allstate Corporation&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Time of Presentation:  4:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. eastern time&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:19:00 -0600</pubDate>
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        <media:description type="html">&lt;strong&gt;This release contains: 2 Related Documents&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;p&gt;Robert L. Block&lt;BR&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Time of Presentation:  4:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. eastern time&lt;/p&gt;</media:description>
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      <title>Leadership: Association of Insurance Financial Analysts Conference</title>
      <description>&lt;strong&gt;This release contains: 2 Related Documents&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;p&gt;Joe Lacher&lt;br&gt;
  President, Allstate Protection&lt;br&gt;
The Allstate Corporation&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Joe Lacher, President, Allstate Protection, discusses how The Allstate Corporation delivered on 2009 objectives, outlines its 2010 priorities and explains why Allstate is an attractive investment opportunity.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 11:08:00 -0600</pubDate>
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        <media:description type="html">&lt;strong&gt;This release contains: 2 Related Documents&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;p&gt;Joe Lacher&lt;br&gt;
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The Allstate Corporation&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Joe Lacher, President, Allstate Protection, discusses how The Allstate Corporation delivered on 2009 objectives, outlines its 2010 priorities and explains why Allstate is an attractive investment opportunity.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description>
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      <title>Leadership: Thomas J. Wilson</title>
      <description>&lt;strong&gt;This release contains: 1 Photo&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Chairman, President &amp;amp; Chief Executive Officer&lt;br /&gt; The Allstate Corporation&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Thomas J. Wilson, 54, is the chairman, president and chief executive officer of The Allstate Corporation and Allstate Insurance Company.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Wilson has served as president and CEO of Allstate since 2007. He became chairman of The Allstate Corporation's Board of Directors in  2008.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;From 2002 to 2006, Wilson was president of Allstate Protection, responsible for the company's property-casualty insurance operations. In 2005 and 2006, he also served as president and chief operating officer of The Allstate Corporation.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;From 1999 to 2002, Wilson was chairman and president of Allstate Financial, which offers a range of life insurance, retirement and investment products that provide financial protection and help middle-income Americans better prepare for retirement.  From 1995 to 1998, Wilson served as Allstate's chief financial officer. He joined Allstate in 1995 from Sears, Roebuck and Co., where he was vice president of strategy and analysis.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;He was managing director of mergers and acquisitions at Dean Witter Reynolds from 1986 to 1993 and   held various financial positions at the Amoco Corporation  from 1980 to 1986.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Wilson is chairman of the Property and Casualty CEO Roundtable and chairman-elect of the Financial Services Roundtable. He is a board member of Rush University Medical Center, the Museum of Science and Industry, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and Catalyst, the leading non-profit organization working to advance women in business. He is also a member of the World Presidents' Organization, the Financial Services Forum, The Business Roundtable and the Civic Committee of the Commercial Club of Chicago.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;A native of St. Clair Shores, Michigan, Wilson holds  an MBA from  Kellogg  School of Management at Northwestern University and a bachelor's  degree in business  administration from the University of Michigan.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 30 Jan 2010 01:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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      <media:title>Thomas J. Wilson</media:title>
      <media:description type="html">&lt;strong&gt;This release contains: 1 Photo&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Chairman, President &amp;amp; Chief Executive Officer&lt;br /&gt; The Allstate Corporation&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Thomas J. Wilson, 54, is the chairman, president and chief executive officer of The Allstate Corporation and Allstate Insurance Company.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Wilson has served as president and CEO of Allstate since 2007. He became chairman of The Allstate Corporation's Board of Directors in  2008.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;From 2002 to 2006, Wilson was president of Allstate Protection, responsible for the company's property-casualty insurance operations. In 2005 and 2006, he also served as president and chief operating officer of The Allstate Corporation.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;From 1999 to 2002, Wilson was chairman and president of Allstate Financial, which offers a range of life insurance, retirement and investment products that provide financial protection and help middle-income Americans better prepare for retirement.  From 1995 to 1998, Wilson served as Allstate's chief financial officer. He joined Allstate in 1995 from Sears, Roebuck and Co., where he was vice president of strategy and analysis.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;He was managing director of mergers and acquisitions at Dean Witter Reynolds from 1986 to 1993 and   held various financial positions at the Amoco Corporation  from 1980 to 1986.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Wilson is chairman of the Property and Casualty CEO Roundtable and chairman-elect of the Financial Services Roundtable. He is a board member of Rush University Medical Center, the Museum of Science and Industry, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and Catalyst, the leading non-profit organization working to advance women in business. He is also a member of the World Presidents' Organization, the Financial Services Forum, The Business Roundtable and the Civic Committee of the Commercial Club of Chicago.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;A native of St. Clair Shores, Michigan, Wilson holds  an MBA from  Kellogg  School of Management at Northwestern University and a bachelor's  degree in business  administration from the University of Michigan.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description>
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      <title>Leadership: Donald J. Bailey</title>
      <description>&lt;strong&gt;This release contains: 1 Photo&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;President, Emerging Businesses&lt;br /&gt; Allstate Insurance Company&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Donald J. Bailey is president, emerging businesses, where he oversees Allstate Business Insurance, Allstate Dealer Services, Allstate Roadside Services, Encompass insurance, Sterling Autobody Centers, Ivantage and Affinity Services, as well as Allstate&amp;rsquo;s consumer household business. Bailey is a member of Allstate's senior leadership team.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Bailey joined Allstate in 2010 from Willis Holdings, where he was chairman and chief executive officer of Willis North America and led more than 200 offices in the United States, Canada, Mexico, London and Bermuda. During his career with Willis, he also served as chief operating officer of Willis North America, chairman of Willis Risk Solutions, global chairman of Willis Executive Risks and played a leadership role in establishing the Willis Foundation.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Before joining Willis in 2003, Bailey held various leadership positions with Allianz Global Risk, Aon and Marsh &amp;amp; McLennan. He began his career in 1987 as an underwriter with the Chubb Group of insurance companies. Bailey holds a bachelor's degree in economics from Allegheny College and an MBA from Eastern University.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 05:27:00 -0600</pubDate>
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      <media:title>Donald J. Bailey</media:title>
      <media:description type="html">&lt;strong&gt;This release contains: 1 Photo&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;President, Emerging Businesses&lt;br /&gt; Allstate Insurance Company&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Donald J. Bailey is president, emerging businesses, where he oversees Allstate Business Insurance, Allstate Dealer Services, Allstate Roadside Services, Encompass insurance, Sterling Autobody Centers, Ivantage and Affinity Services, as well as Allstate&amp;rsquo;s consumer household business. Bailey is a member of Allstate's senior leadership team.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Bailey joined Allstate in 2010 from Willis Holdings, where he was chairman and chief executive officer of Willis North America and led more than 200 offices in the United States, Canada, Mexico, London and Bermuda. During his career with Willis, he also served as chief operating officer of Willis North America, chairman of Willis Risk Solutions, global chairman of Willis Executive Risks and played a leadership role in establishing the Willis Foundation.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Before joining Willis in 2003, Bailey held various leadership positions with Allianz Global Risk, Aon and Marsh &amp;amp; McLennan. He began his career in 1987 as an underwriter with the Chubb Group of insurance companies. Bailey holds a bachelor's degree in economics from Allegheny College and an MBA from Eastern University.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description>
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      <title>Leadership: Catherine S. Brune</title>
      <description>&lt;strong&gt;This release contains: 1 Photo&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;President, Allstate Protection East Territory&lt;br /&gt; Allstate Insurance Company&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Catherine S. Brune is president, Allstate Protection East Territory for Allstate Insurance Company, and a member of Allstate's senior leadership team.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Brune has worked in various managerial capacities for Allstate since 1976. Under her leadership   as vice president of Allstate technology shared services until 2011, Allstate developed an enterprise-wide business-aligned technology strategy, created a virtual data center environment, developed best-in-class monitoring systems for its Web operations, consolidated knowledge management processes, and brought an enterprise focus to information security and business resumption platforms while generating efficiency gains.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Brune has served on numerous nonprofit boards, including the United Way and the Urban League. She is currently a member of both the worldwide and Chicago Junior Achievement boards. Brune is an inductee of the YWCA's Academy of Women Achievers and has been recognized as one of the "Premier 100" information technology leaders by &lt;em&gt;Computerworld &lt;/em&gt;magazine.  Brune is  a recipient of the CIO of the Year Award from the Executives' Club of Chicago, the Excellence in Corporate IT Leadership Award from Women in Technology International, and the Moore School of Business Distinguished Alumni Award from the University of South Carolina.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Brune serves on the board of Ameren Corporation. She graduated from the University of South Carolina in 1974 with a bachelor's degree in management.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 13:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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      <media:title>Catherine S. Brune</media:title>
      <media:description type="html">&lt;strong&gt;This release contains: 1 Photo&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;President, Allstate Protection East Territory&lt;br /&gt; Allstate Insurance Company&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Catherine S. Brune is president, Allstate Protection East Territory for Allstate Insurance Company, and a member of Allstate's senior leadership team.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Brune has worked in various managerial capacities for Allstate since 1976. Under her leadership   as vice president of Allstate technology shared services until 2011, Allstate developed an enterprise-wide business-aligned technology strategy, created a virtual data center environment, developed best-in-class monitoring systems for its Web operations, consolidated knowledge management processes, and brought an enterprise focus to information security and business resumption platforms while generating efficiency gains.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Brune has served on numerous nonprofit boards, including the United Way and the Urban League. She is currently a member of both the worldwide and Chicago Junior Achievement boards. Brune is an inductee of the YWCA's Academy of Women Achievers and has been recognized as one of the "Premier 100" information technology leaders by &lt;em&gt;Computerworld &lt;/em&gt;magazine.  Brune is  a recipient of the CIO of the Year Award from the Executives' Club of Chicago, the Excellence in Corporate IT Leadership Award from Women in Technology International, and the Moore School of Business Distinguished Alumni Award from the University of South Carolina.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Brune serves on the board of Ameren Corporation. She graduated from the University of South Carolina in 1974 with a bachelor's degree in management.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description>
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      <title>Leadership: Anurag Chandra</title>
      <description>&lt;strong&gt;This release contains: 1 Photo&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Chief Operating Officer&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Allstate Financial&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Anurag Chandra is chief operating officer of Allstate Financial, and a member of Allstate's senior leadership team.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Prior to joining Allstate in 2011, Chandra was executive vice president and chief operating officer for HealthMarkets, Inc., which has grown from a niche individual health insurance manufacturer into a large independent distributor of insurance and retirement products for the self-insured and small business markets. As part of the company's repositioning, Chandra helped lead the 2009 launch of Insphere Insurance Solutions, an insurance agency subsidiary which distributes small business and middle-income market insurance products in 50 states and the District of Columbia. Before joining HealthMarkets in 2008, Chandra held senior operating and strategic development roles at Aquiline Capital Partners, Nationwide Financial Services and the Bankers Life and Casualty subsidiary of Conseco. He began his career as a consultant with McKinsey and Company's financial institution practice.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Chandra earned a master's degree in operations research from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Sloan School of Management, and a bachelor's degree in computer science from the Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi, India.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 19:01:00 -0600</pubDate>
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      <media:title>Anurag Chandra</media:title>
      <media:description type="html">&lt;strong&gt;This release contains: 1 Photo&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Chief Operating Officer&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Allstate Financial&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Anurag Chandra is chief operating officer of Allstate Financial, and a member of Allstate's senior leadership team.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Prior to joining Allstate in 2011, Chandra was executive vice president and chief operating officer for HealthMarkets, Inc., which has grown from a niche individual health insurance manufacturer into a large independent distributor of insurance and retirement products for the self-insured and small business markets. As part of the company's repositioning, Chandra helped lead the 2009 launch of Insphere Insurance Solutions, an insurance agency subsidiary which distributes small business and middle-income market insurance products in 50 states and the District of Columbia. Before joining HealthMarkets in 2008, Chandra held senior operating and strategic development roles at Aquiline Capital Partners, Nationwide Financial Services and the Bankers Life and Casualty subsidiary of Conseco. He began his career as a consultant with McKinsey and Company's financial institution practice.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Chandra earned a master's degree in operations research from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Sloan School of Management, and a bachelor's degree in computer science from the Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi, India.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description>
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      <title>Leadership: Don Civgin</title>
      <description>&lt;strong&gt;This release contains: 1 Photo&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;President and Chief Executive Officer&lt;br /&gt; Allstate Financial &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Don Civgin is president and chief executive officer, Allstate Financial, which offers a range of life insurance, retirement and investment products that provide financial protection and help middle-income Americans better prepare for retirement. He is a member of Allstate&amp;rsquo;s senior leadership team and also oversees the Esurance and Answer Financial management teams.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Previously, Civgin was executive vice president, finance and strategy, Esurance for Allstate Insurance Company. He joined Allstate in 2008 after working at OfficeMax, where he was executive vice president and chief financial officer from 2005 to 2008. He began his career in 1986 at Itel Corporation, where he eventually became vice president and treasurer. He was responsible for capital structure activities for the corporation's multibillion-dollar balance sheet. In 1995, he joined Alliant Foodservice as vice president and treasurer when the company was acquired from Kraft by Clayton, Dublier and Rice.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In 1997, Civgin was named senior vice president, finance of Montgomery Ward as part of a new management team brought in by GE Capital Corporation, the majority owner. Later, he was promoted to senior vice president, merchandise operations. Civgin served as senior vice president, finance and chief financial officer of General Binding Corporation from  2002 to 2005, as that company went through a successful transformation and turnaround, culminating in a merger in 2005 with Acco Brands.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Civgin received his bachelor's  degree in finance from the University of Illinois  at Champaign and an MBA from the University of Chicago.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 24 Jan 2010 15:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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      <media:title>Don Civgin</media:title>
      <media:description type="html">&lt;strong&gt;This release contains: 1 Photo&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;President and Chief Executive Officer&lt;br /&gt; Allstate Financial &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Don Civgin is president and chief executive officer, Allstate Financial, which offers a range of life insurance, retirement and investment products that provide financial protection and help middle-income Americans better prepare for retirement. He is a member of Allstate&amp;rsquo;s senior leadership team and also oversees the Esurance and Answer Financial management teams.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Previously, Civgin was executive vice president, finance and strategy, Esurance for Allstate Insurance Company. He joined Allstate in 2008 after working at OfficeMax, where he was executive vice president and chief financial officer from 2005 to 2008. He began his career in 1986 at Itel Corporation, where he eventually became vice president and treasurer. He was responsible for capital structure activities for the corporation's multibillion-dollar balance sheet. In 1995, he joined Alliant Foodservice as vice president and treasurer when the company was acquired from Kraft by Clayton, Dublier and Rice.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In 1997, Civgin was named senior vice president, finance of Montgomery Ward as part of a new management team brought in by GE Capital Corporation, the majority owner. Later, he was promoted to senior vice president, merchandise operations. Civgin served as senior vice president, finance and chief financial officer of General Binding Corporation from  2002 to 2005, as that company went through a successful transformation and turnaround, culminating in a merger in 2005 with Acco Brands.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Civgin received his bachelor's  degree in finance from the University of Illinois  at Champaign and an MBA from the University of Chicago.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description>
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      <title>Leadership: James DeVries</title>
      <description>&lt;strong&gt;This release contains: 1 Photo&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer&lt;br /&gt; Allstate Insurance Company&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;James DeVries is executive vice president and chief administrative officer for the Allstate Insurance Company, and a member of Allstate's senior leadership team. DeVries is responsible for developing the company's human resources strategy  and the full range of tools, techniques, policies and programs to enable business leaders  to make better, metric-driven talent decisions to support organizational strategy.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;DeVries has a diverse background as a human resources and business executive with experience in multiple industries, including financial services, telecommunications and consumer products.  Before joining Allstate in  2008, DeVries was senior vice president of human resources at the Principal Financial Group from 2000  to 2008, where he was responsible for full functional human resources.  Previously, he held a similar role as human resources vice president at Ameritech's  Monitoring Services Division, where he also was  responsible for real estate, fleet management and procurement.  Earlier, DeVries held human resource roles at Quaker Oats, Leaf and Andrew Corporation, where he gained in-depth knowledge of human resource strategy, policy and procedures.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;DeVries is  a member of the Society for Human Resource Management. He is a past board member of the Boys and Girls Club of Central Iowa and the Des Moines Civic Center.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;DeVries received a bachelor's  degree in psychology and human resources from Trinity College, a  master's  degree in industrial relations from Loyola University, and an MBA  from  Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 23 Jan 2010 05:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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      <media:title>James DeVries</media:title>
      <media:description type="html">&lt;strong&gt;This release contains: 1 Photo&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer&lt;br /&gt; Allstate Insurance Company&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;James DeVries is executive vice president and chief administrative officer for the Allstate Insurance Company, and a member of Allstate's senior leadership team. DeVries is responsible for developing the company's human resources strategy  and the full range of tools, techniques, policies and programs to enable business leaders  to make better, metric-driven talent decisions to support organizational strategy.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;DeVries has a diverse background as a human resources and business executive with experience in multiple industries, including financial services, telecommunications and consumer products.  Before joining Allstate in  2008, DeVries was senior vice president of human resources at the Principal Financial Group from 2000  to 2008, where he was responsible for full functional human resources.  Previously, he held a similar role as human resources vice president at Ameritech's  Monitoring Services Division, where he also was  responsible for real estate, fleet management and procurement.  Earlier, DeVries held human resource roles at Quaker Oats, Leaf and Andrew Corporation, where he gained in-depth knowledge of human resource strategy, policy and procedures.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;DeVries is  a member of the Society for Human Resource Management. He is a past board member of the Boys and Girls Club of Central Iowa and the Des Moines Civic Center.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;DeVries received a bachelor's  degree in psychology and human resources from Trinity College, a  master's  degree in industrial relations from Loyola University, and an MBA  from  Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description>
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      <title>Leadership: Judith P. Greffin</title>
      <description>&lt;strong&gt;This release contains: 1 Photo&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer&lt;br /&gt; Allstate Investments, LLC&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Judith P. Greffin has  overseen  Allstate's $100 billion investment portfolio as chief investment officer since 2008. She also is the head of Allstate Investments, LLC, and a member of Allstate's senior leadership team.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Since joining Allstate in 1990, Greffin served in a series of key investment positions, including  manager of Allstate's fixed-income portfolio and the portfolio  management  group. She began her financial career as an analyst with the Huntington National Bank, and served as a senior portfolio manager with Flagship Financial before joining Allstate. She has served on the Allstate Foundation Grant Committee.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Greffin earned her CFA charter in 1990 and  has served as director of the CFA Society of Chicago.  For many years, she was an advisor to &lt;em&gt;Institutional Investor's&lt;/em&gt; Fixed Income Forum, and she is currently a member of the Economic Club of Chicago.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;An Ohio native, Greffin is active in her Oak Park, Ill. community as past president of the local United Way, chair of the school district's Finance Task Force, and president of the Oak Park Education Foundation. She serves on both the Chicago advisory and national boards of Facing History and Ourselves.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Greffin holds an MBA  from the Fisher  College of Business at  Ohio State University  and a bachelor's  degree in  marketing from Miami University of Ohio.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 19:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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      <media:title>Judith P. Greffin</media:title>
      <media:description type="html">&lt;strong&gt;This release contains: 1 Photo&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer&lt;br /&gt; Allstate Investments, LLC&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Judith P. Greffin has  overseen  Allstate's $100 billion investment portfolio as chief investment officer since 2008. She also is the head of Allstate Investments, LLC, and a member of Allstate's senior leadership team.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Since joining Allstate in 1990, Greffin served in a series of key investment positions, including  manager of Allstate's fixed-income portfolio and the portfolio  management  group. She began her financial career as an analyst with the Huntington National Bank, and served as a senior portfolio manager with Flagship Financial before joining Allstate. She has served on the Allstate Foundation Grant Committee.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Greffin earned her CFA charter in 1990 and  has served as director of the CFA Society of Chicago.  For many years, she was an advisor to &lt;em&gt;Institutional Investor's&lt;/em&gt; Fixed Income Forum, and she is currently a member of the Economic Club of Chicago.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;An Ohio native, Greffin is active in her Oak Park, Ill. community as past president of the local United Way, chair of the school district's Finance Task Force, and president of the Oak Park Education Foundation. She serves on both the Chicago advisory and national boards of Facing History and Ourselves.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Greffin holds an MBA  from the Fisher  College of Business at  Ohio State University  and a bachelor's  degree in  marketing from Miami University of Ohio.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description>
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      <title>Leadership: Suren Gupta</title>
      <description>&lt;strong&gt;This release contains: 1 Photo&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Executive Vice President, &lt;br /&gt; Allstate Technology &amp;amp; Operations&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Suren Gupta is executive vice president, Technology &amp;amp; Operations for Allstate Insurance Company, and a member of Allstate's senior leadership team.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;He is responsible for enterprisewide technology strategy, network infrastructure, enterprise applications, and technology-related governance, security and compliance activities.  He also directly supports the Allstate Protection president, leading all aspects of Allstate Protection technology, and agency and customer support functions. In addition, Gupta is  responsible for the integration of shared service functions.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Previously, Gupta was Wells Fargo executive vice president and group chief information officer for consumer lending. Earlier, he held a similar role for Wells Fargo's home and consumer finance group. Under his leadership, Wells Fargo re-engineered its real estate lending with new delivery capabilities that enabled the field sales force to serve customers more effectively with just-in-time information.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Earlier in his career, Gupta was a founding member of the corporate executive team of Airclic Inc., a startup wireless Internet venture, and senior vice president, information technology and operations for GMAC Residential, a division of General Motors. Gupta also has held senior operations, sales, marketing and strategic development roles at INTELSAT, a telecommunications company, and at Thomson Corp., an information company.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Gupta is a graduate of the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School. He also received a master's degree in computer engineering from West Virginia University and an MBA from George Mason University.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 18:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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      <media:title>Suren Gupta</media:title>
      <media:description type="html">&lt;strong&gt;This release contains: 1 Photo&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Executive Vice President, &lt;br /&gt; Allstate Technology &amp;amp; Operations&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Suren Gupta is executive vice president, Technology &amp;amp; Operations for Allstate Insurance Company, and a member of Allstate's senior leadership team.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;He is responsible for enterprisewide technology strategy, network infrastructure, enterprise applications, and technology-related governance, security and compliance activities.  He also directly supports the Allstate Protection president, leading all aspects of Allstate Protection technology, and agency and customer support functions. In addition, Gupta is  responsible for the integration of shared service functions.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Previously, Gupta was Wells Fargo executive vice president and group chief information officer for consumer lending. Earlier, he held a similar role for Wells Fargo's home and consumer finance group. Under his leadership, Wells Fargo re-engineered its real estate lending with new delivery capabilities that enabled the field sales force to serve customers more effectively with just-in-time information.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Earlier in his career, Gupta was a founding member of the corporate executive team of Airclic Inc., a startup wireless Internet venture, and senior vice president, information technology and operations for GMAC Residential, a division of General Motors. Gupta also has held senior operations, sales, marketing and strategic development roles at INTELSAT, a telecommunications company, and at Thomson Corp., an information company.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Gupta is a graduate of the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School. He also received a master's degree in computer engineering from West Virginia University and an MBA from George Mason University.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description>
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      <title>Leadership: Guy Hill</title>
      <description>&lt;strong&gt;This release contains: 1 Photo&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Executive Vice President, Customer Advocacy and Line Management&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Allstate Insurance Company&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Guy Hill is executive vice president, Customer Advocacy and Line Management for Allstate Insurance Company, and a member of Allstate's senior leadership team.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Hill joined Allstate in 1986 and held a series of progressively more responsible roles, including Northeast Region state manager, assistant vice president of product operations, vice president of product operations (2006 to 2008), vice president of sales and service (2008 to 2010). He was promoted to president of Allstate Protection's California/East Regions in 2010 and to his current role in 2011. Hill received his bachelor's degree in finance from James Madison University.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 23:23:00 -0600</pubDate>
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      <media:title>Guy Hill</media:title>
      <media:description type="html">&lt;strong&gt;This release contains: 1 Photo&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Executive Vice President, Customer Advocacy and Line Management&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Allstate Insurance Company&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Guy Hill is executive vice president, Customer Advocacy and Line Management for Allstate Insurance Company, and a member of Allstate's senior leadership team.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Hill joined Allstate in 1986 and held a series of progressively more responsible roles, including Northeast Region state manager, assistant vice president of product operations, vice president of product operations (2006 to 2008), vice president of sales and service (2008 to 2010). He was promoted to president of Allstate Protection's California/East Regions in 2010 and to his current role in 2011. Hill received his bachelor's degree in finance from James Madison University.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description>
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      <title>Leadership: Katherine Mabe</title>
      <description>&lt;strong&gt;This release contains: 1 Photo&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;President, Allstate Protection West Territory&lt;br /&gt; Allstate Insurance Company&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Katherine Mabe is president, Allstate Protection West Territory and a member of Allstate&amp;rsquo;s senior leadership team.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Mabe joined Allstate in 2011 in her current role. From 2010 to 2011, Mabe was president and chief executive officer of the Economical Insurance Group, one of the largest property-casualty insurance companies in Canada. From 1982 to 2010, she held a number of management roles at Nationwide, including president of its specialty products division and president of two Nationwide subsidiaries, Titan Insurance Company and Victoria Insurance Company.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Mabe received a bachelor&amp;rsquo;s degree from Ohio State University and an MBA from Ohio State&amp;rsquo;s Fisher College of Business. She is active in organizations and boards in both the U.S. and Canada including the YWCA, the Canada Women&amp;rsquo;s Forum and the International Women&amp;rsquo;s Forum. Mabe has received a variety of professional awards, including the title of Kellogg Executive Scholar, Sales and Marketing at Northwestern University. In addition, she has received the Ohio Diversity Council&amp;rsquo;s Most Powerful and Influential Women in Ohio Award.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 10:37:00 -0600</pubDate>
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      <media:title>Katherine Mabe</media:title>
      <media:description type="html">&lt;strong&gt;This release contains: 1 Photo&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;President, Allstate Protection West Territory&lt;br /&gt; Allstate Insurance Company&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Katherine Mabe is president, Allstate Protection West Territory and a member of Allstate&amp;rsquo;s senior leadership team.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Mabe joined Allstate in 2011 in her current role. From 2010 to 2011, Mabe was president and chief executive officer of the Economical Insurance Group, one of the largest property-casualty insurance companies in Canada. From 1982 to 2010, she held a number of management roles at Nationwide, including president of its specialty products division and president of two Nationwide subsidiaries, Titan Insurance Company and Victoria Insurance Company.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Mabe received a bachelor&amp;rsquo;s degree from Ohio State University and an MBA from Ohio State&amp;rsquo;s Fisher College of Business. She is active in organizations and boards in both the U.S. and Canada including the YWCA, the Canada Women&amp;rsquo;s Forum and the International Women&amp;rsquo;s Forum. Mabe has received a variety of professional awards, including the title of Kellogg Executive Scholar, Sales and Marketing at Northwestern University. In addition, she has received the Ohio Diversity Council&amp;rsquo;s Most Powerful and Influential Women in Ohio Award.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description>
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      <title>Leadership: Michele Coleman Mayes</title>
      <description>&lt;strong&gt;This release contains: 1 Photo&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Executive Vice President, General Counsel&lt;br /&gt; Allstate Insurance Company&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Michele Coleman Mayes is executive vice president, general counsel for Allstate Insurance Company, and a member of Allstate's senior leadership team.  She is responsible for guiding Allstate's strategy to ensure sound compliance of governance practices  and fostering a healthy legal, legislative and regulatory environment.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Mayes  joined Allstate in  2007. From 1976 through 1982, she served in the United States Department of Justice as Assistant United States Attorney in Detroit and Brooklyn, eventually assuming the role of Chief of the Civil Division in Detroit.&amp;nbsp;In 1982, Mayes entered the corporate sector as managing attorney of Burroughs Corporation. Her career continued to evolve as Burroughs and Sperry Corporation merged, creating Unisys Corporation, for which she was appointed staff vice president and associate general counsel for  worldwide  litigation. In 1992, she joined Colgate-Palmolive Company as vice president and associate general counsel U.S. In 1993, she was promoted to vice president of human  resources and legal for North America. She next became vice president, deputy general counsel and assistant secretary, and  was promoted in 2001 to vice president, legal and assistant secretary, and elected a corporate officer. In 2003, she transitioned to Pitney Bowes, where she served as senior vice president and general counsel.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Mayes is the recipient of numerous awards, including American Bar Association, Commission on Women in the Profession - The Margaret Brent Award and the Minority Corporate Counsel Association Trailblazer Award. She also was named one of America's top black lawyers by &lt;em&gt;Black Enterprise&lt;/em&gt; in 2003. In 2009, Mayes was recognized as one of the most Influential general counsels in America by &lt;em&gt;The National Law Journal&lt;/em&gt;. Her influence is felt in business as well as the private sector, where she is  a sought-after speaker,  positive role model and mentor who works tirelessly for causes that help minorities and women.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Mayes serves on numerous boards, including  Legal Momentum, RAND Corporation, the American Bar Association Center for Racial and Ethnic Diversity, and Leadership Counsel for Legal Diversity.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;She received her bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan and her JD from the University of Michigan Law School.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 2010 13:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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      <media:title>Michele Coleman Mayes</media:title>
      <media:description type="html">&lt;strong&gt;This release contains: 1 Photo&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Executive Vice President, General Counsel&lt;br /&gt; Allstate Insurance Company&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Michele Coleman Mayes is executive vice president, general counsel for Allstate Insurance Company, and a member of Allstate's senior leadership team.  She is responsible for guiding Allstate's strategy to ensure sound compliance of governance practices  and fostering a healthy legal, legislative and regulatory environment.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Mayes  joined Allstate in  2007. From 1976 through 1982, she served in the United States Department of Justice as Assistant United States Attorney in Detroit and Brooklyn, eventually assuming the role of Chief of the Civil Division in Detroit.&amp;nbsp;In 1982, Mayes entered the corporate sector as managing attorney of Burroughs Corporation. Her career continued to evolve as Burroughs and Sperry Corporation merged, creating Unisys Corporation, for which she was appointed staff vice president and associate general counsel for  worldwide  litigation. In 1992, she joined Colgate-Palmolive Company as vice president and associate general counsel U.S. In 1993, she was promoted to vice president of human  resources and legal for North America. She next became vice president, deputy general counsel and assistant secretary, and  was promoted in 2001 to vice president, legal and assistant secretary, and elected a corporate officer. In 2003, she transitioned to Pitney Bowes, where she served as senior vice president and general counsel.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Mayes is the recipient of numerous awards, including American Bar Association, Commission on Women in the Profession - The Margaret Brent Award and the Minority Corporate Counsel Association Trailblazer Award. She also was named one of America's top black lawyers by &lt;em&gt;Black Enterprise&lt;/em&gt; in 2003. In 2009, Mayes was recognized as one of the most Influential general counsels in America by &lt;em&gt;The National Law Journal&lt;/em&gt;. Her influence is felt in business as well as the private sector, where she is  a sought-after speaker,  positive role model and mentor who works tirelessly for causes that help minorities and women.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Mayes serves on numerous boards, including  Legal Momentum, RAND Corporation, the American Bar Association Center for Racial and Ethnic Diversity, and Leadership Counsel for Legal Diversity.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;She received her bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan and her JD from the University of Michigan Law School.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description>
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      <title>Leadership: Michael J. Roche</title>
      <description>&lt;strong&gt;This release contains: 1 Photo&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt; Executive Vice President,     Claims&lt;br /&gt; Allstate Insurance Company &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Michael J. Roche is executive vice president for the Allstate's claim organization, which  is  the largest employee group at Allstate. Roche is a member of Allstate's senior leadership team.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Previously, Roche was  senior vice president of Protection Technology and Administration. In that role, he was responsible for all aspects of Protection technology,  agency and customer support functions,  the Allstate call centers,  and integration of various shared service functions.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Roche joined Allstate in  2002 as Allstate Financial vice president, information technology, where he was responsible for technology strategy, application development and interfacing with the corporate technology organization. He was named group vice president and chief information officer of Allstate Protection Technology upon its creation in  2003.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Before joining Allstate, Roche served as Heller Financial's  group president of small business finance (1994-2002) and    chief information officer (1990-1994). He  spent 17 years at Continental Illinois National Bank in various IT positions, including managing director of IT applications development.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Roche is a member of the board of directors of One Economy, a national non profit organization that helps bring access to technology into the homes of low-income people around the country. He is also a member of the board of trustees of Rosary High School in Aurora, Ill.,  and served as a director of the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Roche received his bachelor's degree in mathematics and  MBA from Northern Illinois University.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 17 Jan 2010 01:10:00 -0600</pubDate>
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      <link>http://allstatenewsroom.com/releases/b6df182c-48d7-4b1a-a973-f691d124039c</link>
      <media:title>Michael J. Roche</media:title>
      <media:description type="html">&lt;strong&gt;This release contains: 1 Photo&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt; Executive Vice President,     Claims&lt;br /&gt; Allstate Insurance Company &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Michael J. Roche is executive vice president for the Allstate's claim organization, which  is  the largest employee group at Allstate. Roche is a member of Allstate's senior leadership team.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Previously, Roche was  senior vice president of Protection Technology and Administration. In that role, he was responsible for all aspects of Protection technology,  agency and customer support functions,  the Allstate call centers,  and integration of various shared service functions.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Roche joined Allstate in  2002 as Allstate Financial vice president, information technology, where he was responsible for technology strategy, application development and interfacing with the corporate technology organization. He was named group vice president and chief information officer of Allstate Protection Technology upon its creation in  2003.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Before joining Allstate, Roche served as Heller Financial's  group president of small business finance (1994-2002) and    chief information officer (1990-1994). He  spent 17 years at Continental Illinois National Bank in various IT positions, including managing director of IT applications development.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Roche is a member of the board of directors of One Economy, a national non profit organization that helps bring access to technology into the homes of low-income people around the country. He is also a member of the board of trustees of Rosary High School in Aurora, Ill.,  and served as a director of the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Roche received his bachelor's degree in mathematics and  MBA from Northern Illinois University.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description>
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      <title>Leadership: Steven E. Shebik</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer&lt;br /&gt; Allstate Insurance Company &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Steve Shebik is executive vice president and chief financial officer of The Allstate Corporation and Allstate Insurance Company and a member of Allstate's senior leadership team.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Shebik joined Allstate in 1995 as assistant vice president holding positions in mergers and acquisitions, Treasury and finance. He was promoted to vice president in 1999 to oversee acquisition integration, and subsequently, accounting and financial systems. He has served as chief financial officer of all three of Allstate's business units - Allstate Financial from 2001-2005, Allstate Protection from 2005-2008 and Allstate Investments from 2009-2012. Shebik held various corporate-level accounting and financial positions with Sears, Roebuck and Co. from 1988-1995, responsible for internal and external financial reporting, accounting policy, financial planning and mergers and acquisitions.  He worked for Arthur Andersen &amp;amp; Co. in accounting and auditing services from 1980-1988.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Shebik received a bachelor's degree in accounting and finance in 1978 from the University of Illinois and a MBA in 1980 from the University of Chicago. He is a member of the Financial Executives Institute, the American Institute of CPAs and the Illinois CPA Society and is active in charitable endeavors in and around his hometown of Wheaton, Illinois.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 17 Jan 2010 01:09:00 -0600</pubDate>
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      <media:title>Steven E. Shebik</media:title>
      <media:description type="html">&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer&lt;br /&gt; Allstate Insurance Company &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Steve Shebik is executive vice president and chief financial officer of The Allstate Corporation and Allstate Insurance Company and a member of Allstate's senior leadership team.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Shebik joined Allstate in 1995 as assistant vice president holding positions in mergers and acquisitions, Treasury and finance. He was promoted to vice president in 1999 to oversee acquisition integration, and subsequently, accounting and financial systems. He has served as chief financial officer of all three of Allstate's business units - Allstate Financial from 2001-2005, Allstate Protection from 2005-2008 and Allstate Investments from 2009-2012. Shebik held various corporate-level accounting and financial positions with Sears, Roebuck and Co. from 1988-1995, responsible for internal and external financial reporting, accounting policy, financial planning and mergers and acquisitions.  He worked for Arthur Andersen &amp;amp; Co. in accounting and auditing services from 1980-1988.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Shebik received a bachelor's degree in accounting and finance in 1978 from the University of Illinois and a MBA in 1980 from the University of Chicago. He is a member of the Financial Executives Institute, the American Institute of CPAs and the Illinois CPA Society and is active in charitable endeavors in and around his hometown of Wheaton, Illinois.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description>
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      <title>Leadership: Steven P. Sorenson</title>
      <description>&lt;strong&gt;This release contains: 1 Photo&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Executive Vice President,     Product Operations&lt;br /&gt; Allstate Insurance Company&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Steven P. Sorenson is executive vice president, product operations  for the Allstate Insurance Company, and a member of Allstate's senior leadership team.  He is responsible for ensuring operational excellence in pricing and also drives Allstate's strategy for product management, underwriting, research and development.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Since joining Allstate in 2000, Sorenson has held key leadership roles within Allstate's product and distribution organizations. He served as a product vice president with product management responsibilities for three of the company's  14 regional operations. In 2002, he was given responsibility for co-leading the entire field operation. At that time, he also served as chairman of Allstate Floridian, chairman of Allstate New Jersey and was a board member of Allstate Bank.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In 2007, Sorenson was promoted to senior vice president, protection distribution, where  he was responsible for Allstate's multi-access distribution platform of exclusive agencies, independent agencies  and direct. He was appointed to his current role in  2008.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Before joining Allstate, Sorenson was a general manager at Progressive Insurance Company with responsibility for several Midwestern states. Prior to that, he was an engagement manager at McKinsey &amp;amp; Company, working in the  Chicago, Houston and London offices.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Sorenson holds an MBA  from the University of Chicago and an A.B. degree in economics from Harvard College. Sorenson  serves  on the board of the Foglia YMCA  of Metropolitan Chicago.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 19:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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      <link>http://allstatenewsroom.com/releases/a7d79fc9-f181-4c08-a28b-311d30720473</link>
      <media:title>Steven P. Sorenson</media:title>
      <media:description type="html">&lt;strong&gt;This release contains: 1 Photo&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Executive Vice President,     Product Operations&lt;br /&gt; Allstate Insurance Company&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Steven P. Sorenson is executive vice president, product operations  for the Allstate Insurance Company, and a member of Allstate's senior leadership team.  He is responsible for ensuring operational excellence in pricing and also drives Allstate's strategy for product management, underwriting, research and development.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Since joining Allstate in 2000, Sorenson has held key leadership roles within Allstate's product and distribution organizations. He served as a product vice president with product management responsibilities for three of the company's  14 regional operations. In 2002, he was given responsibility for co-leading the entire field operation. At that time, he also served as chairman of Allstate Floridian, chairman of Allstate New Jersey and was a board member of Allstate Bank.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In 2007, Sorenson was promoted to senior vice president, protection distribution, where  he was responsible for Allstate's multi-access distribution platform of exclusive agencies, independent agencies  and direct. He was appointed to his current role in  2008.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Before joining Allstate, Sorenson was a general manager at Progressive Insurance Company with responsibility for several Midwestern states. Prior to that, he was an engagement manager at McKinsey &amp;amp; Company, working in the  Chicago, Houston and London offices.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Sorenson holds an MBA  from the University of Chicago and an A.B. degree in economics from Harvard College. Sorenson  serves  on the board of the Foglia YMCA  of Metropolitan Chicago.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description>
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      <title>Leadership: Steven Verney</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Executive Vice President and Chief Risk Officer &lt;br /&gt; Allstate Insurance Company&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;As executive vice president and chief risk officer, Steven Verney is responsible for enterprise risk and return management. He is a member of Allstate's senior leadership team.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Verney began his Allstate career in 1981 and has served in a broad array of positions, including vice president, finance for both Allstate Protection and Allstate Financial. He was named vice president and treasurer in 2005 and was promoted to his current role in 2009. Verney earned his MBA from State University of New York at Buffalo.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 18:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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      <media:title>Steven Verney</media:title>
      <media:description type="html">&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Executive Vice President and Chief Risk Officer &lt;br /&gt; Allstate Insurance Company&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;As executive vice president and chief risk officer, Steven Verney is responsible for enterprise risk and return management. He is a member of Allstate's senior leadership team.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Verney began his Allstate career in 1981 and has served in a broad array of positions, including vice president, finance for both Allstate Protection and Allstate Financial. He was named vice president and treasurer in 2005 and was promoted to his current role in 2009. Verney earned his MBA from State University of New York at Buffalo.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description>
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      <title>Leadership: Joan H. Walker</title>
      <description>&lt;strong&gt;This release contains: 1 Photo&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Executive Vice President, Corporate Relations&lt;br /&gt; Allstate Insurance Company&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Joan H. Walker is executive vice president, corporate relations, for Allstate Insurance Company, and a member of Allstate's senior leadership team. She is responsible for external and internal communications for The Allstate Corporation and its subsidiaries.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Before joining Allstate in  2005, Walker was executive vice president of marketing and communications for Qwest Communications International. She was responsible for all external and internal communications and corporate marketing. Her marketing responsibilities included advertising, brand management, market research, database management, web marketing and sales communications.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Previously, she was senior vice president, global public affairs  for Pharmacia. She had a similar role at Monsanto before the company's merger with Pharmacia &amp;amp; Upjohn.  Walker was senior vice president of corporate communications at Ameritech from 1996 to 1999. She  earlier served as a partner in the Bozell Sawyer Miller group and in governmental and educational roles.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Walker currently serves as a member of the board of trustees of the Arthur W. Page Society, the Insurance Education Institute, the Business Civic Leadership Center, WTTW-11, the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum and the Chicago Architecture Foundation. She previously served on the boards of numerous Chicago community organizations, including the Art Institute of Chicago, Brookfield Zoo, the Chicago Children's Museum, Prentice Women's Hospital Northwestern Memorial and the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Walker received a  bachelor's degree  in sociology from Douglass College at Rutgers University and a  master's  degree in sociology from Rutgers University.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 19:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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      <link>http://allstatenewsroom.com/releases/6f5b760e-8476-42f2-9971-f1082084b72a</link>
      <media:title>Joan H. Walker</media:title>
      <media:description type="html">&lt;strong&gt;This release contains: 1 Photo&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Executive Vice President, Corporate Relations&lt;br /&gt; Allstate Insurance Company&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Joan H. Walker is executive vice president, corporate relations, for Allstate Insurance Company, and a member of Allstate's senior leadership team. She is responsible for external and internal communications for The Allstate Corporation and its subsidiaries.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Before joining Allstate in  2005, Walker was executive vice president of marketing and communications for Qwest Communications International. She was responsible for all external and internal communications and corporate marketing. Her marketing responsibilities included advertising, brand management, market research, database management, web marketing and sales communications.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Previously, she was senior vice president, global public affairs  for Pharmacia. She had a similar role at Monsanto before the company's merger with Pharmacia &amp;amp; Upjohn.  Walker was senior vice president of corporate communications at Ameritech from 1996 to 1999. She  earlier served as a partner in the Bozell Sawyer Miller group and in governmental and educational roles.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Walker currently serves as a member of the board of trustees of the Arthur W. Page Society, the Insurance Education Institute, the Business Civic Leadership Center, WTTW-11, the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum and the Chicago Architecture Foundation. She previously served on the boards of numerous Chicago community organizations, including the Art Institute of Chicago, Brookfield Zoo, the Chicago Children's Museum, Prentice Women's Hospital Northwestern Memorial and the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Walker received a  bachelor's degree  in sociology from Douglass College at Rutgers University and a  master's  degree in sociology from Rutgers University.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description>
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      <title>Leadership: Matthew Winter</title>
      <description>&lt;strong&gt;This release contains: 1 Photo&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;President&lt;br /&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Allstate Auto, Home and Agencies&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Matthew Winter is president, Allstate Auto, Home and Agencies, and a member of Allstate's senior leadership team. In this role, he leads Allstate&amp;rsquo;s personal lines businesses that provide auto and home insurance through Allstate agencies, including Insurance Operations (Allstate Claims, Product Operations, Risk Management and the Program Management Office) and Agency Operations (Exclusive Agency Sales, field operations, Customer Experience and Retention).&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Previously, Winter was senior executive vice president, Insurance Operations, and president and chief executive officer of Allstate Financial, which offers a range of life insurance, retirement and investment products that provide financial protection and help middle-income Americans better prepare for retirement. Before joining Allstate in 2009, Winter held senior leadership positions at large-scale providers of life insurance and financial services. He served as vice chairman of American International Group ("AIG"). In addition to being responsible for numerous global functions at AIG, he also served as president and chief executive officer for AIG's American General domestic life companies, including the entire AIG North American life insurance operations. Previously, Winter was executive vice president at Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, where he oversaw all domestic insurance businesses and distribution channels.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Earlier in his career, Winter was vice president and chief ethics and corporate compliance officer for Connecticut Mutual; worked for several years as an attorney in white collar criminal defense; and served 12 years of active duty with the U.S. Army.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Winter earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan, a J.D. from Albany Law School of Union University, and an LL.M. from the University of Virginia School of Law.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <category>Leadership</category>
      <pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 19:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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      <link>http://allstatenewsroom.com/releases/d73a83b9-785d-46d1-b38f-bc4f0ae02de0</link>
      <media:title>Matthew Winter</media:title>
      <media:description type="html">&lt;strong&gt;This release contains: 1 Photo&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;President&lt;br /&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Allstate Auto, Home and Agencies&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Matthew Winter is president, Allstate Auto, Home and Agencies, and a member of Allstate's senior leadership team. In this role, he leads Allstate&amp;rsquo;s personal lines businesses that provide auto and home insurance through Allstate agencies, including Insurance Operations (Allstate Claims, Product Operations, Risk Management and the Program Management Office) and Agency Operations (Exclusive Agency Sales, field operations, Customer Experience and Retention).&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Previously, Winter was senior executive vice president, Insurance Operations, and president and chief executive officer of Allstate Financial, which offers a range of life insurance, retirement and investment products that provide financial protection and help middle-income Americans better prepare for retirement. Before joining Allstate in 2009, Winter held senior leadership positions at large-scale providers of life insurance and financial services. He served as vice chairman of American International Group ("AIG"). In addition to being responsible for numerous global functions at AIG, he also served as president and chief executive officer for AIG's American General domestic life companies, including the entire AIG North American life insurance operations. Previously, Winter was executive vice president at Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, where he oversaw all domestic insurance businesses and distribution channels.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Earlier in his career, Winter was vice president and chief ethics and corporate compliance officer for Connecticut Mutual; worked for several years as an attorney in white collar criminal defense; and served 12 years of active duty with the U.S. Army.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Winter earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan, a J.D. from Albany Law School of Union University, and an LL.M. from the University of Virginia School of Law.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description>
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      <title>Leadership: Goldman Sachs Financial Services Conference</title>
      <description>&lt;strong&gt;This release contains: 2 Related Documents&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;p&gt;Remarks&lt;br&gt;
  Tom Wilson&lt;br&gt;
  Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer&lt;br&gt;
  The Allstate Corporation&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Tom Wilson, president, chairman and chief executive officer of The Allstate Corporation, discusses reasons why Allstate is an attractive investment opportunity, including its leading franchise for consumer protection and retirement, its competitively differentiating strategy for profitable growth and the significant upside potential for its stock valuation.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <category>Leadership</category>
      <pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 13:21:00 -0600</pubDate>
      <guid>http://allstatenewsroom.com/releases/3d387902-061f-4c1f-a885-522d895c529b</guid>
      <link>http://allstatenewsroom.com/releases/3d387902-061f-4c1f-a885-522d895c529b</link>
      <media:group>
        <media:title>Goldman Sachs Financial Services Conference</media:title>
        <media:description type="html">&lt;strong&gt;This release contains: 2 Related Documents&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;p&gt;Remarks&lt;br&gt;
  Tom Wilson&lt;br&gt;
  Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer&lt;br&gt;
  The Allstate Corporation&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Tom Wilson, president, chairman and chief executive officer of The Allstate Corporation, discusses reasons why Allstate is an attractive investment opportunity, including its leading franchise for consumer protection and retirement, its competitively differentiating strategy for profitable growth and the significant upside potential for its stock valuation.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description>
        <media:content fileSize="" type="application/pdf" url="http://allstatenewsroom.com/releases/3d387902-061f-4c1f-a885-522d895c529b:en-US/download/37a7d2d5-eacf-41c7-b690-a09a79c8c033" lang="en-US" medium="document"/>
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      </media:group>
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    <item>
      <title>Leadership: Wachovia Securities 19th Annual Mid-Year Equity Conference</title>
      <description>&lt;strong&gt;This release contains: 2 Related Documents&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;p&gt;Remarks&lt;br&gt;
  George Ruebenson&lt;br&gt;
  President, Allstate Protection&lt;br&gt;
The Allstate Corporation&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Allstate Protection President George Ruebenson discusses Allstate's financial strength and Allstate Protection's strategies for near- and long-term success.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;!--&lt;p&gt;Wachovia Securities 19th Annual Mid-Year Equity Conference, InterContinental Boston, Boston, MA&lt;/p&gt;--&gt;</description>
      <category>Leadership</category>
      <pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 09:10:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <guid>http://allstatenewsroom.com/releases/5b815174-ebdf-4668-ae08-97d71b303f13</guid>
      <link>http://allstatenewsroom.com/releases/5b815174-ebdf-4668-ae08-97d71b303f13</link>
      <media:group>
        <media:title>Wachovia Securities 19th Annual Mid-Year Equity Conference</media:title>
        <media:description type="html">&lt;strong&gt;This release contains: 2 Related Documents&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;p&gt;Remarks&lt;br&gt;
  George Ruebenson&lt;br&gt;
  President, Allstate Protection&lt;br&gt;
The Allstate Corporation&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Allstate Protection President George Ruebenson discusses Allstate's financial strength and Allstate Protection's strategies for near- and long-term success.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;!--&lt;p&gt;Wachovia Securities 19th Annual Mid-Year Equity Conference, InterContinental Boston, Boston, MA&lt;/p&gt;--&gt;</media:description>
        <media:content fileSize="" type="application/pdf" url="http://allstatenewsroom.com/releases/5b815174-ebdf-4668-ae08-97d71b303f13:en-US/download/995e8bee-cdfe-4218-b3cc-437621070b9b" lang="en-US" medium="document"/>
        <media:content fileSize="" type="audio/mpeg" url="http://allstatenewsroom.com/releases/5b815174-ebdf-4668-ae08-97d71b303f13:en-US/download/e7daeefa-bff4-4d1d-b02c-6105ef71c1a1" lang="en-US" medium="document"/>
      </media:group>
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    <item>
      <title>Leadership: Sanford C. Bernstein &amp; Co., LLC, Twenty-Fifth Annual Strategic Decisions Conference 2009</title>
      <description>&lt;strong&gt;This release contains: 2 Related Documents&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;p&gt;Remarks&lt;br&gt;
Tom Wilson&lt;br&gt;
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer&lt;br&gt;
The Allstate Corporation&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Tom Wilson, Allstate's chairman, president and CEO, discusses how
Allstate's strategy and expertise will generate significant value for
shareholders in a difficult environment.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <category>Leadership</category>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 08:33:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <guid>http://allstatenewsroom.com/releases/3b015246-8637-41fb-8766-d40116f51bad</guid>
      <link>http://allstatenewsroom.com/releases/3b015246-8637-41fb-8766-d40116f51bad</link>
      <media:group>
        <media:title>Sanford C. Bernstein &amp; Co., LLC, Twenty-Fifth Annual Strategic Decisions Conference 2009</media:title>
        <media:description type="html">&lt;strong&gt;This release contains: 2 Related Documents&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;p&gt;Remarks&lt;br&gt;
Tom Wilson&lt;br&gt;
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer&lt;br&gt;
The Allstate Corporation&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Tom Wilson, Allstate's chairman, president and CEO, discusses how
Allstate's strategy and expertise will generate significant value for
shareholders in a difficult environment.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description>
        <media:content fileSize="" type="application/octet-stream" url="http://allstatenewsroom.com/releases/3b015246-8637-41fb-8766-d40116f51bad:en-US/download/1a33c274-b7a1-483b-ba5c-fd71a75938c9" lang="en-US" medium="document"/>
        <media:content fileSize="" type="application/pdf" url="http://allstatenewsroom.com/releases/3b015246-8637-41fb-8766-d40116f51bad:en-US/download/5aca00f1-2d5b-42f7-b7e0-b76d7d8112bb" lang="en-US" medium="document"/>
      </media:group>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Leadership: UBS Global Financial Services Conference - New York City </title>
      <description>&lt;strong&gt;This release contains: 2 Related Documents&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;p&gt;Don Civgin&lt;br&gt;
Chief Financial Officer&lt;BR&gt;
The Allstate Corporation &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Don Civgin reviews first quarter 2009 performance and discusses Allstate&#8217;s proactive approach to its operating priorities &#8211; financial management, enterprise risk and return, operational excellence and consumer focus. &lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <category>Leadership</category>
      <pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 09:42:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <guid>http://allstatenewsroom.com/releases/1e0d2535-2f8e-4f41-8488-94ed19cbad1c</guid>
      <link>http://allstatenewsroom.com/releases/1e0d2535-2f8e-4f41-8488-94ed19cbad1c</link>
      <media:group>
        <media:title>UBS Global Financial Services Conference - New York City </media:title>
        <media:description type="html">&lt;strong&gt;This release contains: 2 Related Documents&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;p&gt;Don Civgin&lt;br&gt;
Chief Financial Officer&lt;BR&gt;
The Allstate Corporation &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Don Civgin reviews first quarter 2009 performance and discusses Allstate&#8217;s proactive approach to its operating priorities &#8211; financial management, enterprise risk and return, operational excellence and consumer focus. &lt;/p&gt;</media:description>
        <media:content fileSize="" type="application/pdf" url="http://allstatenewsroom.com/releases/1e0d2535-2f8e-4f41-8488-94ed19cbad1c:en-US/download/263eb65b-26a8-4fd5-8e92-8952510de681" lang="en-US" medium="document"/>
        <media:content fileSize="" type="audio/mpeg" url="http://allstatenewsroom.com/releases/1e0d2535-2f8e-4f41-8488-94ed19cbad1c:en-US/download/333efbce-1787-4a9c-8f08-b02ca9d12aad" lang="en-US" medium="document"/>
      </media:group>
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      <title>Leadership: Raymond James 30th Annual Institutional Investors Conference - Orlando, FL</title>
      <description>&lt;strong&gt;This release contains: 2 Related Documents&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;p&gt;Robert L. Block&lt;BR&gt;
  Vice President, Investor Relations&lt;BR&gt;
  The Allstate Corporation&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Bob Block discusses Allstate's recent financial performance, as well as strategies and priorities for long-term success.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <category>Leadership</category>
      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2009 21:25:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <guid>http://allstatenewsroom.com/releases/30faaacd-73dd-4840-b098-eda1768d70e9</guid>
      <link>http://allstatenewsroom.com/releases/30faaacd-73dd-4840-b098-eda1768d70e9</link>
      <media:group>
        <media:title>Raymond James 30th Annual Institutional Investors Conference - Orlando, FL</media:title>
        <media:description type="html">&lt;strong&gt;This release contains: 2 Related Documents&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;p&gt;Robert L. Block&lt;BR&gt;
  Vice President, Investor Relations&lt;BR&gt;
  The Allstate Corporation&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Bob Block discusses Allstate's recent financial performance, as well as strategies and priorities for long-term success.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description>
        <media:content fileSize="" type="audio/x-ms-wma" url="http://allstatenewsroom.com/releases/30faaacd-73dd-4840-b098-eda1768d70e9:en-US/download/5cdaaf38-320f-4735-a686-0e3d1ab964af" lang="en-US" medium="document"/>
        <media:content fileSize="" type="application/pdf" url="http://allstatenewsroom.com/releases/30faaacd-73dd-4840-b098-eda1768d70e9:en-US/download/e90903a1-2bc2-48ee-82bc-648ff2c00bab" lang="en-US" medium="document"/>
      </media:group>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Leadership: Association of Insurance Financial Analysts Conference</title>
      <description>&lt;strong&gt;This release contains: 2 Related Documents&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;p&gt;Remarks&lt;BR&gt;
  George Ruebenson&lt;br&gt;
  President, Allstate Protection&lt;BR&gt;
  The Allstate Corporation&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Allstate Protection President George Ruebenson discusses Allstate's performance in 2008, progress against challenges, the strength of Allstate Protection's underlying performance and its strategies to attract and retain customers. &lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <category>Leadership</category>
      <pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2009 16:51:00 -0600</pubDate>
      <guid>http://allstatenewsroom.com/releases/e11e9d41-ac73-4e36-ba1c-12bae4b33725</guid>
      <link>http://allstatenewsroom.com/releases/e11e9d41-ac73-4e36-ba1c-12bae4b33725</link>
      <media:group>
        <media:title>Association of Insurance Financial Analysts Conference</media:title>
        <media:description type="html">&lt;strong&gt;This release contains: 2 Related Documents&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;p&gt;Remarks&lt;BR&gt;
  George Ruebenson&lt;br&gt;
  President, Allstate Protection&lt;BR&gt;
  The Allstate Corporation&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Allstate Protection President George Ruebenson discusses Allstate's performance in 2008, progress against challenges, the strength of Allstate Protection's underlying performance and its strategies to attract and retain customers. &lt;/p&gt;</media:description>
        <media:content fileSize="" type="application/pdf" url="http://allstatenewsroom.com/releases/e11e9d41-ac73-4e36-ba1c-12bae4b33725:en-US/download/d5d2b3e8-f7a4-47fd-9b43-90b1f41d0ca4" lang="en-US" medium="document"/>
        <media:content fileSize="" type="audio/x-ms-wma" url="http://allstatenewsroom.com/releases/e11e9d41-ac73-4e36-ba1c-12bae4b33725:en-US/download/dc8e77fd-4225-418c-a3dd-e8f6665d362a" lang="en-US" medium="document"/>
      </media:group>
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    <item>
      <title>Leadership: Merrill Lynch Insurance Investor Conference</title>
      <description>&lt;strong&gt;This release contains: 2 Related Documents&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;p&gt;Remarks&lt;br /&gt;
  Tom Wilson&lt;br /&gt;
  Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer&lt;br /&gt;
  The Allstate Corporation&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Tom Wilson, chairman, president and CEO of Allstate, discusses why he believes Allstate's an attractive investment opportunity over the long-term. Allstate's focus on maintaining its financial strength, improving customer loyalty and reinventing protection and retirement for the consumer will create value for shareholders. &lt;BR&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <category>Leadership</category>
      <pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2009 20:12:00 -0600</pubDate>
      <guid>http://allstatenewsroom.com/releases/0fa1086c-e6f7-4f15-9acf-9f6e7b1c2a69</guid>
      <link>http://allstatenewsroom.com/releases/0fa1086c-e6f7-4f15-9acf-9f6e7b1c2a69</link>
      <media:group>
        <media:title>Merrill Lynch Insurance Investor Conference</media:title>
        <media:description type="html">&lt;strong&gt;This release contains: 2 Related Documents&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;p&gt;Remarks&lt;br /&gt;
  Tom Wilson&lt;br /&gt;
  Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer&lt;br /&gt;
  The Allstate Corporation&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Tom Wilson, chairman, president and CEO of Allstate, discusses why he believes Allstate's an attractive investment opportunity over the long-term. Allstate's focus on maintaining its financial strength, improving customer loyalty and reinventing protection and retirement for the consumer will create value for shareholders. &lt;BR&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;</media:description>
        <media:content fileSize="" type="application/pdf" url="http://allstatenewsroom.com/releases/0fa1086c-e6f7-4f15-9acf-9f6e7b1c2a69:en-US/download/1f279d55-5244-4574-8441-214c563db809" lang="en-US" medium="document"/>
        <media:content fileSize="" type="audio/x-ms-wma" url="http://allstatenewsroom.com/releases/0fa1086c-e6f7-4f15-9acf-9f6e7b1c2a69:en-US/download/7f08b202-0940-4f8d-aa8f-0448fda1d505" lang="en-US" medium="document"/>
      </media:group>
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    <item>
      <title>Leadership: Goldman Sachs Financial Services Conference</title>
      <description>&lt;strong&gt;This release contains: 2 Related Documents&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;p&gt;Remarks&lt;br&gt;
  Tom Wilson&lt;br&gt;
  Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer&lt;br&gt;
  The Allstate Corporation&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Tom Wilson, chairman, president and CEO of Allstate, discusses why he believes Allstate's current value is attractive for investors. Allstate's strategy will generate significant value for shareholders despite the changed economic climate. In addition, we will continue to leverage our operational excellence and proactive risk mitigation philosophy. This produces strong underlying performance, protects our balance sheet and drives value for shareholders.  &lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <category>Leadership</category>
      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2008 07:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
      <guid>http://allstatenewsroom.com/releases/2e5b0031-e54f-4889-bd62-7799090e6171</guid>
      <link>http://allstatenewsroom.com/releases/2e5b0031-e54f-4889-bd62-7799090e6171</link>
      <media:group>
        <media:title>Goldman Sachs Financial Services Conference</media:title>
        <media:description type="html">&lt;strong&gt;This release contains: 2 Related Documents&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;p&gt;Remarks&lt;br&gt;
  Tom Wilson&lt;br&gt;
  Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer&lt;br&gt;
  The Allstate Corporation&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Tom Wilson, chairman, president and CEO of Allstate, discusses why he believes Allstate's current value is attractive for investors. Allstate's strategy will generate significant value for shareholders despite the changed economic climate. In addition, we will continue to leverage our operational excellence and proactive risk mitigation philosophy. This produces strong underlying performance, protects our balance sheet and drives value for shareholders.  &lt;/p&gt;</media:description>
        <media:content fileSize="" type="application/pdf" url="http://allstatenewsroom.com/releases/2e5b0031-e54f-4889-bd62-7799090e6171:en-US/download/acae328c-f5cc-4ce7-a26d-80901c2eb872" lang="en-US" medium="document"/>
        <media:content fileSize="" type="audio/x-ms-wma" url="http://allstatenewsroom.com/releases/2e5b0031-e54f-4889-bd62-7799090e6171:en-US/download/d046ebf0-65f8-4127-bfad-cfad3bf384df" lang="en-US" medium="document"/>
      </media:group>
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    <item>
      <title>Leadership: Lehman Brothers Global Financial Services Conference</title>
      <description>&lt;strong&gt;This release contains: 2 Related Documents&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;p&gt;Remarks &lt;br&gt;George Ruebenson &lt;br&gt; President, Allstate Protection&lt;br&gt;
The Allstate Corporation&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Allstate Protection President George Ruebenson discusses Q2 2008 financial highlights, Allstate Protection goals, and its consumer-focused strategy to win.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <category>Leadership</category>
      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Sep 2008 21:50:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <guid>http://allstatenewsroom.com/releases/7c8427e9-2778-487b-be71-0555cdaffa4b</guid>
      <link>http://allstatenewsroom.com/releases/7c8427e9-2778-487b-be71-0555cdaffa4b</link>
      <media:group>
        <media:title>Lehman Brothers Global Financial Services Conference</media:title>
        <media:description type="html">&lt;strong&gt;This release contains: 2 Related Documents&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;p&gt;Remarks &lt;br&gt;George Ruebenson &lt;br&gt; President, Allstate Protection&lt;br&gt;
The Allstate Corporation&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Allstate Protection President George Ruebenson discusses Q2 2008 financial highlights, Allstate Protection goals, and its consumer-focused strategy to win.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description>
        <media:content fileSize="" type="video/x-ms-wmv" url="http://allstatenewsroom.com/releases/7c8427e9-2778-487b-be71-0555cdaffa4b:en-US/download/16e96091-6208-4e0a-8494-2e253e8be96c" lang="en-US" medium="document"/>
        <media:content fileSize="" type="application/pdf" url="http://allstatenewsroom.com/releases/7c8427e9-2778-487b-be71-0555cdaffa4b:en-US/download/f8025751-df7b-4383-b377-3eca306e19d7" lang="en-US" medium="document"/>
      </media:group>
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    <item>
      <title>Leadership: KBW (Keefe, Bruyette, and Woods) Conference</title>
      <description>&lt;strong&gt;This release contains: 2 Related Documents&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;p&gt;Remarks&lt;br&gt;
  Tom Wilson&lt;br&gt; 
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer&lt;br&gt;
The Allstate Corporation&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Thomas J. Wilson, The Allstate Corporation's Chairman, President and CEO, discusses Allstate's recent financial performance and the company's strategic direction. In addition to discussing the competitive environment for property/casualty insurers, he focuses on Allstate Investment's risk mitigation and portfolio optimization program and Allstate Financial's strategy.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <category>Leadership</category>
      <pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 21:49:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <guid>http://allstatenewsroom.com/releases/02a2d4df-bdf3-499e-97c3-437fc7c69776</guid>
      <link>http://allstatenewsroom.com/releases/02a2d4df-bdf3-499e-97c3-437fc7c69776</link>
      <media:group>
        <media:title>KBW (Keefe, Bruyette, and Woods) Conference</media:title>
        <media:description type="html">&lt;strong&gt;This release contains: 2 Related Documents&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;p&gt;Remarks&lt;br&gt;
  Tom Wilson&lt;br&gt; 
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer&lt;br&gt;
The Allstate Corporation&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Thomas J. Wilson, The Allstate Corporation's Chairman, President and CEO, discusses Allstate's recent financial performance and the company's strategic direction. In addition to discussing the competitive environment for property/casualty insurers, he focuses on Allstate Investment's risk mitigation and portfolio optimization program and Allstate Financial's strategy.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description>
        <media:content fileSize="" type="application/pdf" url="http://allstatenewsroom.com/releases/02a2d4df-bdf3-499e-97c3-437fc7c69776:en-US/download/dbf660e2-956e-49a2-9c21-e856de6a4aff" lang="en-US" medium="document"/>
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