As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 26, 2007
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                                                   FILE NO. 333-121811

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                         POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 5

                                       TO

                                    FORM S-3

             REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

                         ALLSTATE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
                           (Exact Name of Registrant)


                 ILLINOIS                        36-2554642
      (State or Other Jurisdiction of          (I.R.S. Employer
       Incorporation or Organization)          Identification Number)



                                3100 SANDERS ROAD
                           NORTHBROOK, ILLINOIS 60062
                                  847/402-5000

            (Address and Phone Number of Principal Executive Office)


                               MICHAEL J. VELOTTA
              SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, SECRETARY AND GENERAL COUNSEL
                         ALLSTATE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
                          3100 SANDERS ROAD, SUITE J5B
                           NORTHBROOK, ILLINOIS 60062
                                  847/402-5000

       (Name, Complete Address and Telephone Number of Agent for Service)

                                   COPIES TO:

                              ALLEN REED, ESQUIRE
                        ALLSTATE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
                               3100 SANDERS ROAD
                                   SUITE J5B
                              NORTHBROOK, IL 60062


Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: As soon as
practicable after the effective date of this registration statement.

If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a
delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of
1933, other than securities offered only in connection with dividend or interest
reinvestment plans, check the following box: /X/


                                Explanatory Note

Registrant  is  filing  this  post-effective  amendment  ("Amendment")  to add a
corrected  Exhibit  24(b)  to the  registration  statement.  The  Exhibit  24(b)
replaces  the  Exhibit  24(b)filed  in  Post-Effective  Amendment  No.  4 to the
registration statement on April 19, 2007 ("Post-Effective Amendment No. 4"). The
prospectus  describing the Contract filed in  Post-Effective  Amendment No. 4 is
incorporated  herein by  reference.  The  Amendment  is not intended to amend or
delete any part of the  registration  statement,  except as  specifically  noted
herein.


                                       PART II
                   INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN THE PROSPECTUS

Part II is hereby  amended to replace the Exhibit 24(b) filed in  Post-Effective
Amendment No. 4 with the following:

ITEM 16.  EXHIBITS.

(24) (b) Powers of Attorney for Michael B. Boyle, James W. Hohmann, George E.
Ruebenson and Thomas J. Wilson, II filed herewith.




                                   SIGNATURES


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, Registrant certifies
that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements
for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the
Township of Northfield, State of Illinois, on the 25th day of April, 2007.

                         ALLSTATE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
                                  (REGISTRANT)


                            By: /s/MICHAEL J. VELOTTA
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                               Michael J. Velotta
                        Senior Vice President, Secretary
                               and General Counsel


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration
statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated
and on the 25th day of April, 2007.


*/DAVID A. BIRD               Director and Senior Vice President
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David A. Bird

*/MICHAEL B. BOYLE            Director and Vice President
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Michael B. Bolye

*/DANNY L. HALE               Director
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Danny L. Hale

*/JAMES E. HOHMANN            Director, President and Chief Executive Officer
- ---------------------               (Principal Executive Officer)
James E. Hohmann

*/JOHN C. LOUNDS              Director and Senior Vice President
- -----------------------
John C. Lounds

*/SAMUEL H. PILCH             Controller and Group Vice President
- ------------------------      (Principal Accounting Officer)
Samuel H. Pilch

*/JOHN C. PINTOZZI            Director, Senior Vice President and
- ------------------------      Chief Financial Officer
John C. Pintozzi              (Principal Financial Officer)

*/GEORGE E. RUEBENSON         Director
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George E. Ruebenson

*/ERIC A. SIMONSON            Director, Senior Vice President and
- -------------------------     Chief Investment Officer
Eric A. Simonson

*KEVIN R. SLAWIN              Director and Senior Vice President
- -----------------------
Kevin R. Slawin

/s/MICHAEL J. VELOTTA         Director, Senior Vice President, General
- ----------------------        Counsel and Secretary
Michael J. Velotta

*/DOUGLAS B. WELCH            Director and Senior Vice President
- -----------------------
Douglas B. Welch

*/THOMAS J. WILSON II         Director and Chairman of the Board
- -----------------------
Thomas J. Wilson II


*/ By Michael J. Velotta, pursuant to Powers of Attorney previously filed.










                                  EXHIBIT LIST


Exhibit No.         Description



(24)(b) Powers of Attorney for Michael B. Boyle, James E. Hohmann, George E.
        Ruebenson and Thomas J. Wilson II
Exhibit 24(b)

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

                                 WITH RESPECT TO

                         ALLSTATE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
                                  (REGISTRANT)


The undersigned director of Allstate Life Insurance Company constitutes and
appoints Michael J. Velotta and John C. Pintozzi, and each of them (with full
power to each of them to act alone) as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and
agent, in any and all capacities, to sign the following registration statements:
File Nos. 333-123847, 333-105331, 333-132994, 333-102319, 333-121811 and
333-100068 of Allstate Life Insurance Company, and any amendments thereto, and
to file the same, with exhibits and other documents in connection therewith,
with the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other regulatory authority as
may be necessary or desirable. I hereby ratify and confirm each and every act
that said attorney-in-fact and agent may lawfully do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof. My subsequent disability or incapacity shall not affect this
Power of Attorney.

April 25, 2007


/s/ JAMES E. HOHMANN
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James E. Hohmann
Director, President and Chief Executive Officer







                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

                                 WITH RESPECT TO

                         ALLSTATE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
                                  (REGISTRANT)


The undersigned director of Allstate Life Insurance Company constitutes and
appoints James E. Hohmann and Michael J. Velotta, and each of them (with full
power to each of them to act alone) as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and
agent, in any and all capacities, to sign the following registration statements:
File Nos. 333-123847, 333-105331, 333-132994, 333-102319, 333-121811 and
333-100068 of Allstate Life Insurance Company, and any amendments thereto, and
to file the same, with exhibits and other documents in connection therewith,
with the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other regulatory authority as
may be necessary or desirable. I hereby ratify and confirm each and every act
that said attorney-in-fact and agent may lawfully do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof. My subsequent disability or incapacity shall not affect this
Power of Attorney.

April 25, 2007


/s/ THOMAS J. WILSON
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Thomas J. Wilson
Director and Chairman of the Board












                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

                                 WITH RESPECT TO

                         ALLSTATE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
                                  (REGISTRANT)


The undersigned director of Allstate Life Insurance Company constitutes and
appoints James E. Hohmann and Michael J. Velotta, and each of them (with full
power to each of them to act alone) as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and
agent, in any and all capacities, to sign the following registration statements:
File Nos. 333-123847, 333-105331, 333-132994, 333-102319, 333-121811 and
333-100068 of Allstate Life Insurance Company, and any amendments thereto, and
to file the same, with exhibits and other documents in connection therewith,
with the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other regulatory authority as
may be necessary or desirable. I hereby ratify and confirm each and every act
that said attorney-in-fact and agent may lawfully do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof. My subsequent disability or incapacity shall not affect this
Power of Attorney.

April 25, 2007


/s/ MICHAEL B. BOYLE
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Michael B. Boyle
Director and Vice President









                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

                                 WITH RESPECT TO

                         ALLSTATE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
                                  (REGISTRANT)


The undersigned director of Allstate Life Insurance Company constitutes and
appoints James E. Hohmann and Michael J. Velotta, and each of them (with full
power to each of them to act alone) as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and
agent, in any and all capacities, to sign the following registration statements:
File Nos. 333-123847, 333-105331, 333-132994, 333-102319, 333-121811 and
333-100068 of Allstate Life Insurance Company, and any amendments thereto, and
to file the same, with exhibits and other documents in connection therewith,
with the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other regulatory authority as
may be necessary or desirable. I hereby ratify and confirm each and every act
that said attorney-in-fact and agent may lawfully do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof. My subsequent disability or incapacity shall not affect this
Power of Attorney.

April 25, 2007


/s/ GEORGE E. RUEBENSON
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George E. Ruebenson
Director