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): December 1, 2015

THE ALLSTATE CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

2775 Sanders Road, Northbrook, Illinois             60062

(Address of principal executive offices)    (Zip Code)

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:

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

[   ]       Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

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

On December 1, 2015, the Board of Directors of the Registrant elected Jacques P. Perold as a director effective immediately and increased the size of the Board to 11 directors.  The Board has not yet determined Mr. Perold’s committee assignments.  Mr. Perold’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 with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 6, 2015, under the heading “Director Compensation.”  Mr. Perold’s compensation will be prorated to reflect the commencement date of his Board service.  In addition, the Registrant expects to enter into an indemnification agreement with Mr. Perold 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 Mr. Perold’s election is attached as Exhibit 99 to this report.

Section 9 – Financial Statements and Exhibits

Item 9.01.                             Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)                             Exhibits

Exhibit No.                                                                                                                     Description

99                                                                                                                                                                                Registrant’s press release dated December 1, 2015.

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SIGNATURES

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

Contact:            Greg Burns

(847) 402-5600

Allstate Elects Jacques P. Perold to Board

NORTHBROOK, Ill., December 1, 2015 – The Allstate Corporation (NYSE: ALL) announced that Jacques P. Perold, 57, former president of Fidelity Management & Research Company, has been elected to its board of directors, effective December 1, 2015. The Allstate board now stands at 11 directors.

“Jacques is an accomplished leader and executive who further strengthens our board’s diverse capabilities,” said Thomas J. Wilson, chairman and chief executive officer. “His strategic insights and 30 years of operations and investment expertise will be invaluable in creating shareholder value.”

“I look forward to serving with a respected team of directors that support Allstate’s operational excellence, best-in-class corporate governance and strategic approach to growing shareholder value,” Perold said.

Perold was president of Fidelity Management & Research Company, the investment advisor for Fidelity’s family of mutual funds with $1.8 trillion under management, until his retirement from Fidelity in 2014. He was the president of Geode Capital Management, LLC, a sub-advisor to Fidelity, with over $180 billion of assets under management, from 2001 to 2009. He is an advisory board member to New York Life Insurance Company’s MainStay mutual funds, chairman of the board of World Music, Inc., and trustee for Boston University.

The Allstate Corporation (NYSE: ALL) is the nation’s largest publicly held personal lines insurer, protecting approximately 16 million households from life’s uncertainties through auto, home, life and other insurance offered through its Allstate, Esurance, Encompass and Answer Financial brand names. Allstate is widely known through the slogan “You’re In Good Hands With Allstate®.” The Allstate brand’s network of small businesses offers auto, home, life and retirement products and services to customers in the United States and Canada. In the 20 years since Allstate became a fully independent public company, The Allstate Foundation, Allstate, its employees and agency owners have donated more than $405 million to support local communities.

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