SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.
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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) August 31, 1999
The Allstate Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware 1-11840 36-3871531
(State or Other (Commission (IRS Employer
Jurisdiction of File Number) Identification
Incorporation) Number)
2775 Sanders Road, Northbrook, Illinois 60062
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (847) 402-5000
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Exhibit Index at page 4
Item 5. Other Events
On August 31, 1999, the Registrant issued the press release attached hereto
as Exhibit 99.
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(c) Exhibits
EXHIBIT NO. DESCRIPTION
99 Registrant's press release dated
August 31, 1999
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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, thereunto duly authorized.
THE ALLSTATE CORPORATION
By s\ Emma M. Kalaidjian
Name: Emma M. Kalaidjian
Title: Assistant Vice President,
Assistant Secretary and
Assistant General Counsel
September 1, 1999
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
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99 Registrant's press release dated 5
August 31, 1999
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Exhibit No. 99
The Allstate Corporation
NEWS
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Elio Montenegro
Allstate Media Relations
847-402-0156
For Immediate Release
ALLSTATE PROPERTY/CASUALTY PRESIDENT TO RETIRE
SUCCEEDED BY HEAD OF CLAIMS ORGANIZATION
NORTHBROOK, Ill., August 31, 1999 - Robert W. Gary, president of
Allstate Property and Casualty, the largest business unit of The Allstate
Corporation, has announced he will retire at the end of the year.
Rick Cohen, senior vice president of the property-casualty claim
service organization of the Allstate Insurance Company, succeeds Gary effective
September 1.
"During his 37 year career at Allstate, Bob has provided extraordinary
leadership, vision and commitment to the company. We will miss him personally
and professionally," said Edward M. Liddy, Allstate's chairman, president and
chief executive officer."
"But between now and the end of the year, Bob and Rick will work
closely together to ensure both a smooth transition in leadership and continued
momentum in achieving our vision of a new Allstate customer experience that is
the best in the industry," Liddy added.
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Liddy noted that Cohen possesses abilities that will build upon Gary's
progress with Allstate Property and Casualty and help take the organization to
the next level of its development.
Gary started his career with Allstate in 1962 as a claims adjuster in
New York City. In 1963, he became an Allstate agent and was promoted to sales
manager in 1968. He held positions of increasing responsibility in Texas,
Colorado, Florida and Illinois. He was named president of Allstate Property and
Casualty in October 1994.
Cohen began his career at Allstate in 1968 as an office operations
supervisor trainee. Since then, he has held numerous management positions in
Florida, Indiana, Texas, Colorado and Illinois. He joined the property-casualty
claim service organization in 1996 and was promoted to senior vice president of
that group in 1997.
The Allstate Corporation is the nation's largest publicly held personal
lines insurance company. Its main business units include Allstate Personal
Property and Casualty, which provides insurance for more than 14 million
households and has approximately 15,500 agents in the U.S. and Canada, and
Allstate Life and Savings, which markets a number of life insurance and savings
products under a variety of brands through a number of channels and is currently
the nation's 13th largest life insurance business.
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