SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* RUEBENSON GEORGE E (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O THE ALLSTATE CORPORATION 2775 SANDERS ROAD (Street) NORTHBROOK IL 60062-6127 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ALLSTATE CORP [ ALL ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) X Other (specify below) SVP Allstate Insurance Company
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 07/29/2008
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock								5,510(1)	D
Common Stock	07/29/2008		I		3,043.4783	A	$46	4,020.8322(2)	I	by 401(k) Plan
Common Stock								9,564	I	by family trust

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. Form reflects 115.883 shares acquired during the period of January 2, 2004 through April 3, 2006 through the dividend reinvestment plan of Morgan Stanley. Such broker's dividend reinvestment plan provides for regular and automatic reinvestment of dividends paid on Allstate common stock to acquire more Allstate common stock, and is offered on essentially the same terms to all clients holding Allstate common shares in a Morgan Stanley account.

2. Reflects 3043.4783 shares of The Allstate Corporation common stock acquired through intra-plan transfer and 16.1087 shares acquired since February 11, 2008, under The Savings and Profit Sharing Fund of Allstate Employees, a 401(k) plan.

	Katherine A. Smith for George E. Ruebenson	07/31/2008
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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