UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): November 10, 2009

THE ALLSTATE CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (847) 402-5000

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

o            Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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Section 5 - Corporate Governance and Management

Item 5.02  Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On November 11, 2009, the Registrant announced the election of Andrea Redmond to its Board of Directors effective January 1, 2010.  The Board has not yet determined Ms. Redmond’s committee assignments.  Ms. Redmond’s compensation will be consistent with the Registrant’s previously disclosed standard compensatory arrangements for non-employee directors, which are described in the Registrant’s most recent proxy statement filed on April 1, 2009, file number 001-11840, under the heading “Director Compensation.”  In addition, the Registrant expects to enter into an indemnification agreement with Ms. Redmond in substantially the form filed as Exhibit 10.2 to its quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2007. A copy of the press release announcing Ms. Redmond’s election is attached as Exhibit 99 to this report.  The Board took action to elect Ms. Redmond as a director on November 10, 2009.

Section 9 — Financial Statements and Exhibits

Item 9.01.             Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)           Exhibits

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

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Exhibit 99

NEWS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Andrea Redmond Elected to Allstate’s Board

NORTHBROOK, III., November 11, 2009 — The Allstate Corporation (NYSE: ALL) announced that Andrea Redmond, 53, has been elected to its board of directors effective January 1, 2010.

“Allstate’s board has a longstanding record of effective corporate governance, independence and responsiveness to stakeholders,” said Thomas J. Wilson, Allstate’s chairman, president and chief executive officer. “Andrea’s expertise in leadership development, succession planning and financial services will further strengthen an outstanding board.”

Since 2007, Redmond has been an independent consultant providing executive recruiting, succession planning and talent management services to senior executives.  Prior to this, she spent 20 years at Russell Reynolds Associates, where her achievements included serving as managing director and co-head of the chief executive officer (CEO) and board services practices. She also was a member of the company’s executive committee, chair of its global training committee, and a founding member of its global professional development committee. In 1990, Redmond established and led Russell Reynolds’ global insurance practice. From 1981 to 1986, she held various positions at the First National Bank of Chicago. In 2004, Redmond co-authored a book on leadership, Business Evolves, Leadership Endures; she currently is writing another book.

Redmond earned her bachelor’s degree in 1978 from Northern Illinois University and her MBA in 1982 from George Williams College. She serves on the boards of Children’s Memorial Hospital, Northwestern Memorial Hospital and LivingWell Cancer Resource Center.

The Allstate Corporation (NYSE: ALL) is the nation’s largest publicly held personal lines insurer. Widely known through the “You’re In Good Hands With Allstate®” slogan, Allstate is reinventing protection and retirement to help more than 17 million households insure what they have today and better prepare for tomorrow. Consumers access Allstate insurance products and services through Allstate agencies, independent agencies, and Allstate exclusive financial representatives in the U.S. and Canada, as well as via www.allstate.com and 1-800 Allstate®.

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