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 <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><a name="scotch"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 19, 2007</font></b></a></p> <div style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 6.0pt;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"> <p align="right" style="border:none;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;padding:0pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Registration Statement No. 333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></b></p> </div>

<p align="center" style="font-size:10.0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-right:0pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">United States Securities and Exchange
Commission<br>
</font>Washington, DC 20549</b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">FORM S-8<br>
</font></b><b><font size="3" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">REGISTRATION STATEMENT<br>
UNDER<br>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="font-size:10.0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-right:0pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">THE ALLSTATE CORPORATION<br>
</font></b>(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) </p>

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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(State of
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(I.R.S. Employer
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<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">2775
Sanders Road, Northbrook, Illinois 60062-6127</font></b></p>

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Principal Executive Office)</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold;">THE ALLSTATE CORPORATION DEFERRED
COMPENSATION PLAN FOR INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR EXCLUSIVE AGENTS<br>
</font></b>(Full title of the Plan)</p>

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<p align="center" style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Mary J. McGinn, Secretary and Deputy
General Counsel, The Allstate Corporation<br>
2775 Sanders Road, Suite A3, Northbrook, Illinois 60062-6127<br>
(847) 402-5000<br>
</font></b>(Name, address, and telephone number of agent for service)</p>

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  to&nbsp;be&nbsp;Registered</font></b></p>
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  Registered(1)</font></b></p>
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  Offering&nbsp;Price<br>
  Per&nbsp;Share</font></b></p>
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  Aggregate&nbsp;Offering<br>
  Price</font></b></p>
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  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:3.0pt 0pt 6.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  Registration&nbsp;Fee</font></b></p>
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  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:3.0pt 0pt 6.0pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt 6.0pt 10.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Deferred Compensation
  Obligations&nbsp;(1)</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt 6.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt 6.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$70,000,000.00</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt 6.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt 6.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">100%</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt 6.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt 6.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$70,000,000.00</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt 6.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:13.92%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt 6.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$2,149.00(2)</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt 6.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 36.0pt;text-indent:-36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(1)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>The
Obligations are unsecured obligations of the Registrant to pay deferred
compensation in the future in accordance with the terms of The Allstate
Corporation Deferred Compensation Plan for Independent Contractor Exclusive
Agents. The Registrant may issue an indeterminate number of Obligations under
the Plan from time to time, based upon the level of agent participation.</p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(2)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Calculated pursuant to Rule&nbsp;457(h).</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin-left:0pt;margin-right:0pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">PART II</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin-left:0pt;margin-right:0pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE
REGISTRATION STATEMENT</font></b></p>

<p style="margin-left:0pt;margin-right:0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 3:&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Incorporation of Documents by Reference</font></b></p>

<p style="margin-left:0pt;margin-right:0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
following documents filed by The Allstate Corporation (&#147;Allstate&#148;) with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) are incorporated in and
made a part of this Registration Statement by reference, as of their respective
dates:</font></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 54.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Allstate&#146;s Annual
Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2006,
filed February 22, 2007, and the portions of our Proxy Statement, filed April
2, 2007, for our 2007 Annual Meeting of Stockholders incorporated by reference
into our Annual Report. (File No.&nbsp;1-11840)</p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 54.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Allstate&#146;s
Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarter ended March&nbsp;31, 2007
filed on May 2, 2007. (File No.&nbsp;1-11840)</p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 54.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">3.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Allstate&#146;s Current
Reports on Form&nbsp;8-K filed March 21, May 3, May 9, May 10, May 18 and June
27, 2007. (File No.&nbsp;1-11840)</p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 54.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>From the date of
filing of such documents, all documents filed by Allstate with the Commission
pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;), subsequent to the date of this
Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to
this Registration Statement which indicates that all securities offered hereby
have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold.</p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">All documents that Allstate subsequently files
pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, other than
any information Allstate furnishes, rather than files, with the Securities and
Exchange Commission pursuant to certain items of Form 8-K, prior to the filing
of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered have
been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be
deemed to be incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement and to be
part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.&#160; Any statement contained in a document
incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference or deemed to be part of
the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for
purposes of the Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained
in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated
by reference or deemed to be part of the Registration Statement modifies or
replaces such statement.&#160; Any statement
contained in a document that is deemed to be incorporated by reference or
deemed to be part of the Registration Statement after the most recent effective
date may modify or replace existing statements contained in the Registration
Statement.&#160; Any such statement so
modified shall not be deemed in its unmodified form to constitute a part of the
Registration Statement for purposes of the Securities Act of 1933.&#160; Any statement so superseded shall not be
deemed to constitute a part of the Registration Statement for purposes of the
Securities Act of 1933.</font></p>

<p style="margin-left:0pt;margin-right:0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 4:&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Description of Securities</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">The following description of the
Deferred Compensation Obligations (the &#147;Obligations&#148;) is qualified by reference
to the text of The Allstate Corporation Deferred Compensation Plan for
Independent Contractor Exclusive Agents (the &#147;Plan&#148;).</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">Under the Plan, Allstate provides
eligible persons the opportunity to defer a specified percentage of their
monthly compensation paid by Allstate. Eligibility is limited to exclusive
insurance agents or exclusive financial specialists deriving compensation from
Allstate&#146;s wholly-owned subsidiaries on an independent contractor basis.
Amounts deferred pursuant to the Plan will be unsecured general obligations of
Allstate to pay the deferred compensation in the future in accordance with the
terms of the Plan, and will rank equally with Allstate&#146;s other unsecured and
unsubordinated indebtedness from time to time outstanding. Allstate&#146;s </font></p>


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<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">principal sources of funds to pay its obligations are
dividends from its subsidiary Allstate Insurance Company, intercompany
borrowings, funds from the settlement of its benefit plans, and funds that
periodically may be raised from the issuance of additional debt or stock.&#160; Dividend payments from Allstate Insurance
Company are restricted by Illinois insurance laws and regulations. Because
Allstate is a holding company, its right, and hence the right of its creditors
(including participants in the Plan), to participate in any distribution of the
assets of any subsidiary upon its liquidation or reorganization or otherwise is
necessarily subject to the prior claims of creditors of the subsidiary, except
to the extent that claims of Allstate itself as a creditor of the subsidiary
may be recognized.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">The Plan is unfunded.
Consequently, any amounts credited for deferred compensation are part of
Allstate&#146;s general funds, subject to all of the risks of Allstate&#146;s business,
and may be deposited, invested or expended in any manner whatsoever by
Allstate.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">The amount of compensation to be
deferred by each participant will be determined in accordance with the Plan
based on election by the participant. Compensation deferred pursuant to the
Plan is credited by book entry to the participant&#146;s account. Each participant&#146;s
deferred compensation will be allocated to one or more investment options
chosen by each participant as provided in the Plan for purposes of accounting,
as if the deferred compensation had been so invested, and not for actual
investment. The account will be adjusted to reflect the investment experience
of the selected investment options during the deferral period. The Obligations
will be denominated and payable in United States dollars.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">The Plan is administered by a
committee appointed by the board of directors of Allstate, and the committee
has delegated administration duties to a plan administrator. The committee has
the authority to determine the investment options available for selection by
participants. Currently, the investment options mirror certain investment
options available under The Savings and Profit Sharing Fund of Allstate
Employees. Participants may reallocate existing account balances among the
investment options available under the Plan on a daily basis.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">Benefits under the Plan are not
subject to assignment, transfer, pledge or other encumbrance. A participant may
designate persons or entities to receive any amounts payable under than Plan in
the event of the death of the participant.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">The Obligations owed to any
participant are not subject to distribution, in whole or in part, prior to the
participant&#146;s separation from service or the subsequent individual payment
dates specified by the participant in accordance with terms of the Plan, except
(1)&nbsp;for demonstrated hardship, (2)&nbsp;in connection with an in-service
withdrawal with the imposition of substantial penalties or (3)&nbsp;in
connection with the termination of the Plan. Allstate reserves the right to
amend or terminate the Plan at any time, except that no such amendment or
termination shall reduce the amount of compensation deferred or any accruals
thereon up to and including the end of the month in which such action is taken.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Obligations are not convertible into another
security of Allstate. The Obligations will not have the benefit of a negative
pledge or any other affirmative or negative covenant on Allstate&#146;s part. No
trustee has been appointed having the authority to take action with respect to
the Obligations and each participant will be responsible for acting
independently with respect to, among other things, the giving of notices,
responding to any requests for consents, waivers or amendments pertaining to
the Obligations, enforcing covenants and taking action upon a default.</font></p>

<p style="margin-left:0pt;margin-right:0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 5:&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Interests of Named Experts and Counsel</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Mary J. McGinn,
Esq., Allstate&#146;s Secretary and Deputy General Counsel, has passed upon the
validity of the Obligations being registered.&#160;
<font style="letter-spacing:-.1pt;">Ms.&nbsp;McGinn is not eligible to participate
in the Plan.</font> As of June 30, 2007, Ms. McGinn beneficially owns 99,477
Allstate common shares, of which 83,271 were subject to options.&#160; These shares and options include awards under
Allstate&#146;s employee benefit plans, subject to forfeiture under certain
circumstances.</font></p>


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<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 6:&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Indemnification of Directors and Officers</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Article IV of the
bylaws of Allstate provides that Allstate will indemnify all of its directors,
former directors, officers and former officers, to the fullest extent permitted
under law, who were or are a party or are threatened to be made a party to any
proceeding by reason of the fact that such persons were or are directors or
officers of Allstate, against liabilities, expenses, judgments, fines, excise
taxes or penalties assessed with respect to an employee benefit plan or trust,
and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by them. The
indemnity shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which directors
or officers may be entitled by law or under any articles of incorporation,
by-law, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or
otherwise. In addition, the indemnity shall inure to the benefit of the legal
representatives of directors and officers or of their estates, whether such
representatives are court appointed or otherwise designated, and to the benefit
of the heirs of such directors and officers. The indemnity shall extend to and
include claims for such payments arising out of any proceeding commenced or
based on actions of such directors and officers taken prior to the effective
date of such Article IV; provided that payment of such claims had not been
agreed to or denied by Allstate before such date.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Article Eighth of
the Allstate&#146;s Restated Certificate of Incorporation provides that a director
of Allstate shall not be personally liable to the corporation or its
stockholders for monetary damages for a breach of fiduciary duty as a director,
to the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Under Section 145
of the Delaware General Corporation Law, a corporation may indemnify a person
who was made a party to a proceeding or threatened to be made a party to a
proceeding by reason of the fact that the person is or was a director or
officer of the corporation against liability actually and reasonably incurred
in connection with such proceeding if the person acted in good faith and in a
manner the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best
interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal proceeding, had
no reasonable cause to believe the person&#146;s conduct was unlawful.&#160; A corporation may not indemnify a director or
officer in connection with a proceeding where he is adjudged liable to the
corporation, unless the court in which the proceeding is brought determines
that such director or officer is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Allstate has
provided liability insurance for each director and officer for certain losses
arising from claims or charges made against them while acting in their
capacities as directors or officers of Allstate.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 8:&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Exhibits</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Exhibits to
this Registration Statement are listed in the Exhibit Index of this
Registration Statement, which index is incorporated herein by reference.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 9:&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Undertakings</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Allstate hereby
undertakes:</font></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 90.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(1)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>To file, during any
period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to
this Registration Statement:</p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 135.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:-18.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(i)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>To include any
prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933 (the
&#147;Securities Act&#148;);</p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 135.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(ii)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>To reflect in the
prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the
Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof)
which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the
information set forth in the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, any increase or decrease in the volume of securities offered (if the
total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was
registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum
offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the
Commission pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in
volume and price represent no more than a 20&nbsp;percent change in the maximum
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<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 135.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">offering price set forth
in the &#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148; table in the effective registration
statement;</font></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 135.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(iii)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>To include any material
information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed
in the Registration Statement or any material change to such information in the
Registration Statement;</p>

<p style="margin-left:90.0pt;margin-right:0pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Provided, however, that
paragraphs (1)(i)&nbsp;and (1)(ii)&nbsp;do not apply if the Registration
Statement is on Form&nbsp;S-8 and the information required to be included in a
post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with
or furnished to the Commission by Allstate pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or
Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in
this Registration Statement.</font></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 90.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(2)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>That, for the purpose of
determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective
amendment shall be deemed to be a new Registration Statement relating to the
securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time
shall be deemed to be the initial <i>bona fide</i>
offering thereof.</p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin-left:90.0pt;margin-right:0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(3)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>To remove from
registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being
registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.</p>

<p style="margin-left:0pt;margin-right:0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Allstate hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of Allstate&#146;s
annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the
Exchange Act that is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement
shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities
offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be
deemed to be the initial <i>bona fide</i>
offering thereof.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising
under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and
controlling persons of Allstate pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or
otherwise, Allstate has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such
indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and
is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification
against such liabilities (other than the payment by Allstate of expenses
incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of Allstate in
the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such
director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being
registered, Allstate will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has
been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate
jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public
policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final
adjudication of such issue.</font></p>


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<p align="center" style="margin-left:0pt;margin-right:0pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">POWER OF ATTORNEY</font></b></p>

<p style="margin-left:0pt;margin-right:0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Each director and/or officer of the Registrant whose
signature appears below hereby appoints Jennifer M. Hager, Danny L. Hale,
Michael J. McCabe, Mary J. McGinn, Samuel H. Pilch, and Thomas J. Wilson, and
each of them severally, as his or her attorney-in-fact in his or her name,
place and stead, in any and all capacities stated below, to sign any and all
amendments to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all
exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the
Commission. The Registrant also appoints Jennifer M. Hager, Danny L. Hale,
Michael J. McCabe, Mary J. McGinn, Samuel H. Pilch, and Thomas J. Wilson, and
each of them severally, as its attorney-in-fact in its name, place and stead to
sign any and all amendments to this Registration Statement, and to file the
same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith,
with the Commission.</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin-left:0pt;margin-right:0pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">SIGNATURES</font></b></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Registrant</font></i><font style="font-style:normal;">.&#160; Pursuant to
the requirements of the Securities Act, Allstate certifies that it has
reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing
this Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 and has duly caused this
Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized, in Township of Northfield, County of Cook, State of Illinois,
on July 17, 2007. </font></p>

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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Name:</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Mary J. McGinn</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Secretary and Deputy General Counsel</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act,
this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated.&#160; </font></p>

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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/&nbsp; THOMAS J.
  WILSON</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">President, Chief Executive</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="23%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:23.04%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">July 17, 2007</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Thomas J. Wilson</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="35%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:35.16%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Officer and a Director (Principal Executive </font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Officer)</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;DANNY L. HALE</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="35%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:35.16%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Vice President and Chief Financial Officer </font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="23%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:23.04%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">July 17, 2007</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Danny L. Hale</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Principal Financial Officer)</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="23%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:23.04%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="23%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:23.04%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;SAMUEL H. PILCH</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="35%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:35.16%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Controller (Principal Accounting Officer)</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="23%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:23.04%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">July 17, 2007</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Samuel H. Pilch</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/ EDWARD M. LIDDY</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Chairman of the Board and a Director</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="23%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:23.04%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">July 17, 2007</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Edward M. Liddy</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Allstate Corporation Deferred Compensation Plan
  for Independent Contractor Exclusive Agents, incorporated herein by reference
  to Exhibit 4 to Registration Statement No. 333-100406</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Amendments to The Allstate Corporation Deferred
  Compensation Plan for Independent Contractor Exclusive Agents adopted on
  April 8, 2003, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to
  Registration Statement No. 333-120343</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Acknowledgment of Deloitte &amp; Touche LLP
  regarding unaudited interim financial information</font></p>
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 19, 2007
Registration Statement No. 333-
United States Securities and Exchange
Commission
Washington, DC 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
THE ALLSTATE CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
DELAWARE
36-3871531
(State of
  Incorporation)
(I.R.S. Employer
  Identification No.)
2775
Sanders Road, Northbrook, Illinois 60062-6127
(Address and Zip Code of
Principal Executive Office)
THE ALLSTATE CORPORATION DEFERRED
COMPENSATION PLAN FOR INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR EXCLUSIVE AGENTS
(Full title of the Plan)
Mary J. McGinn, Secretary and Deputy
General Counsel, The Allstate Corporation
2775 Sanders Road, Suite A3, Northbrook, Illinois 60062-6127
(847) 402-5000
(Name, address, and telephone number of agent for service)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Securities
to be Registered
Amount to be
Registered(1)
Proposed Maximum
Offering Price
Per Share
Proposed Maximum
Aggregate Offering
Price
Amount of
Registration Fee
Deferred Compensation
  Obligations (1)
$70,000,000.00
100%
$70,000,000.00
$2,149.00(2)
(1)
The
Obligations are unsecured obligations of the Registrant to pay deferred
compensation in the future in accordance with the terms of The Allstate
Corporation Deferred Compensation Plan for Independent Contractor Exclusive
Agents. The Registrant may issue an indeterminate number of Obligations under
the Plan from time to time, based upon the level of agent participation.
(2)           Calculated pursuant to Rule 457(h).
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3:     Incorporation of Documents by Reference
The
following documents filed by The Allstate Corporation ("Allstate") with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") are incorporated in and
made a part of this Registration Statement by reference, as of their respective
dates:
1.
Allstate's Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006,
filed February 22, 2007, and the portions of our Proxy Statement, filed April
2, 2007, for our 2007 Annual Meeting of Stockholders incorporated by reference
into our Annual Report. (File No. 1-11840)
2.
Allstate's
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2007
filed on May 2, 2007. (File No. 1-11840)
3.
Allstate's Current
Reports on Form 8-K filed March 21, May 3, May 9, May 10, May 18 and June
27, 2007. (File No. 1-11840)
4.
From the date of
filing of such documents, all documents filed by Allstate with the Commission
pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), subsequent to the date of this
Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to
this Registration Statement which indicates that all securities offered hereby
have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold.
All documents that Allstate subsequently files
pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, other than
any information Allstate furnishes, rather than files, with the Securities and
Exchange Commission pursuant to certain items of Form 8-K, prior to the filing
of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered have
been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be
deemed to be incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement and to be
part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.  Any statement contained in a document
incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference or deemed to be part of
the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for
purposes of the Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained
in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated
by reference or deemed to be part of the Registration Statement modifies or
replaces such statement.  Any statement
contained in a document that is deemed to be incorporated by reference or
deemed to be part of the Registration Statement after the most recent effective
date may modify or replace existing statements contained in the Registration
Statement.  Any such statement so
modified shall not be deemed in its unmodified form to constitute a part of the
Registration Statement for purposes of the Securities Act of 1933.  Any statement so superseded shall not be
deemed to constitute a part of the Registration Statement for purposes of the
Securities Act of 1933.
Item 4:     Description of Securities
The following description of the
Deferred Compensation Obligations (the "Obligations") is qualified by reference
to the text of The Allstate Corporation Deferred Compensation Plan for
Independent Contractor Exclusive Agents (the "Plan").
Under the Plan, Allstate provides
eligible persons the opportunity to defer a specified percentage of their
monthly compensation paid by Allstate. Eligibility is limited to exclusive
insurance agents or exclusive financial specialists deriving compensation from
Allstate's wholly-owned subsidiaries on an independent contractor basis.
Amounts deferred pursuant to the Plan will be unsecured general obligations of
Allstate to pay the deferred compensation in the future in accordance with the
terms of the Plan, and will rank equally with Allstate's other unsecured and
unsubordinated indebtedness from time to time outstanding. Allstate's
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principal sources of funds to pay its obligations are
dividends from its subsidiary Allstate Insurance Company, intercompany
borrowings, funds from the settlement of its benefit plans, and funds that
periodically may be raised from the issuance of additional debt or stock.  Dividend payments from Allstate Insurance
Company are restricted by Illinois insurance laws and regulations. Because
Allstate is a holding company, its right, and hence the right of its creditors
(including participants in the Plan), to participate in any distribution of the
assets of any subsidiary upon its liquidation or reorganization or otherwise is
necessarily subject to the prior claims of creditors of the subsidiary, except
to the extent that claims of Allstate itself as a creditor of the subsidiary
may be recognized.
The Plan is unfunded.
Consequently, any amounts credited for deferred compensation are part of
Allstate's general funds, subject to all of the risks of Allstate's business,
and may be deposited, invested or expended in any manner whatsoever by
Allstate.
The amount of compensation to be
deferred by each participant will be determined in accordance with the Plan
based on election by the participant. Compensation deferred pursuant to the
Plan is credited by book entry to the participant's account. Each participant's
deferred compensation will be allocated to one or more investment options
chosen by each participant as provided in the Plan for purposes of accounting,
as if the deferred compensation had been so invested, and not for actual
investment. The account will be adjusted to reflect the investment experience
of the selected investment options during the deferral period. The Obligations
will be denominated and payable in United States dollars.
The Plan is administered by a
committee appointed by the board of directors of Allstate, and the committee
has delegated administration duties to a plan administrator. The committee has
the authority to determine the investment options available for selection by
participants. Currently, the investment options mirror certain investment
options available under The Savings and Profit Sharing Fund of Allstate
Employees. Participants may reallocate existing account balances among the
investment options available under the Plan on a daily basis.
Benefits under the Plan are not
subject to assignment, transfer, pledge or other encumbrance. A participant may
designate persons or entities to receive any amounts payable under than Plan in
the event of the death of the participant.
The Obligations owed to any
participant are not subject to distribution, in whole or in part, prior to the
participant's separation from service or the subsequent individual payment
dates specified by the participant in accordance with terms of the Plan, except
(1) for demonstrated hardship, (2) in connection with an in-service
withdrawal with the imposition of substantial penalties or (3) in
connection with the termination of the Plan. Allstate reserves the right to
amend or terminate the Plan at any time, except that no such amendment or
termination shall reduce the amount of compensation deferred or any accruals
thereon up to and including the end of the month in which such action is taken.
The Obligations are not convertible into another
security of Allstate. The Obligations will not have the benefit of a negative
pledge or any other affirmative or negative covenant on Allstate's part. No
trustee has been appointed having the authority to take action with respect to
the Obligations and each participant will be responsible for acting
independently with respect to, among other things, the giving of notices,
responding to any requests for consents, waivers or amendments pertaining to
the Obligations, enforcing covenants and taking action upon a default.
Item 5:     Interests of Named Experts and Counsel
Mary J. McGinn,
Esq., Allstate's Secretary and Deputy General Counsel, has passed upon the
validity of the Obligations being registered.
Ms. McGinn is not eligible to participate
in the Plan.
As of June 30, 2007, Ms. McGinn beneficially owns 99,477
Allstate common shares, of which 83,271 were subject to options.  These shares and options include awards under
Allstate's employee benefit plans, subject to forfeiture under certain
circumstances.
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Item 6:     Indemnification of Directors and Officers
Article IV of the
bylaws of Allstate provides that Allstate will indemnify all of its directors,
former directors, officers and former officers, to the fullest extent permitted
under law, who were or are a party or are threatened to be made a party to any
proceeding by reason of the fact that such persons were or are directors or
officers of Allstate, against liabilities, expenses, judgments, fines, excise
taxes or penalties assessed with respect to an employee benefit plan or trust,
and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by them. The
indemnity shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which directors
or officers may be entitled by law or under any articles of incorporation,
by-law, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or
otherwise. In addition, the indemnity shall inure to the benefit of the legal
representatives of directors and officers or of their estates, whether such
representatives are court appointed or otherwise designated, and to the benefit
of the heirs of such directors and officers. The indemnity shall extend to and
include claims for such payments arising out of any proceeding commenced or
based on actions of such directors and officers taken prior to the effective
date of such Article IV; provided that payment of such claims had not been
agreed to or denied by Allstate before such date.
Article Eighth of
the Allstate's Restated Certificate of Incorporation provides that a director
of Allstate shall not be personally liable to the corporation or its
stockholders for monetary damages for a breach of fiduciary duty as a director,
to the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law.
Under Section 145
of the Delaware General Corporation Law, a corporation may indemnify a person
who was made a party to a proceeding or threatened to be made a party to a
proceeding by reason of the fact that the person is or was a director or
officer of the corporation against liability actually and reasonably incurred
in connection with such proceeding if the person acted in good faith and in a
manner the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best
interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal proceeding, had
no reasonable cause to believe the person's conduct was unlawful.  A corporation may not indemnify a director or
officer in connection with a proceeding where he is adjudged liable to the
corporation, unless the court in which the proceeding is brought determines
that such director or officer is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity.
Allstate has
provided liability insurance for each director and officer for certain losses
arising from claims or charges made against them while acting in their
capacities as directors or officers of Allstate.
Item 8:     Exhibits
The Exhibits to
this Registration Statement are listed in the Exhibit Index of this
Registration Statement, which index is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9:     Undertakings
Allstate hereby
undertakes:
(1)
To file, during any
period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to
this Registration Statement:
(i)
To include any
prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933 (the
"Securities Act");
(ii)
To reflect in the
prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the
Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof)
which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the
information set forth in the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, any increase or decrease in the volume of securities offered (if the
total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was
registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum
offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the
Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in
volume and price represent no more than a 20 percent change in the maximum
aggregate
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offering price set forth
in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective registration
statement;
(iii)
To include any material
information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed
in the Registration Statement or any material change to such information in the
Registration Statement;
Provided, however, that
paragraphs (1)(i) and (1)(ii) do not apply if the Registration
Statement is on Form S-8 and the information required to be included in a
post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with
or furnished to the Commission by Allstate pursuant to Section 13 or
Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in
this Registration Statement.
(2)
That, for the purpose of
determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective
amendment shall be deemed to be a new Registration Statement relating to the
securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time
shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide
offering thereof.
(3)
To remove from
registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being
registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
Allstate hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of Allstate's
annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the
Exchange Act that is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement
shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities
offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be
deemed to be the initial
bona fide
offering thereof.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising
under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and
controlling persons of Allstate pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or
otherwise, Allstate has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such
indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and
is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification
against such liabilities (other than the payment by Allstate of expenses
incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of Allstate in
the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such
director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being
registered, Allstate will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has
been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate
jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public
policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final
adjudication of such issue.
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each director and/or officer of the Registrant whose
signature appears below hereby appoints Jennifer M. Hager, Danny L. Hale,
Michael J. McCabe, Mary J. McGinn, Samuel H. Pilch, and Thomas J. Wilson, and
each of them severally, as his or her attorney-in-fact in his or her name,
place and stead, in any and all capacities stated below, to sign any and all
amendments to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all
exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the
Commission. The Registrant also appoints Jennifer M. Hager, Danny L. Hale,
Michael J. McCabe, Mary J. McGinn, Samuel H. Pilch, and Thomas J. Wilson, and
each of them severally, as its attorney-in-fact in its name, place and stead to
sign any and all amendments to this Registration Statement, and to file the
same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith,
with the Commission.
SIGNATURES
The Registrant
.  Pursuant to
the requirements of the Securities Act, Allstate certifies that it has
reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing
this Registration Statement on Form S-8 and has duly caused this
Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized, in Township of Northfield, County of Cook, State of Illinois,
on July 17, 2007.
THE ALLSTATE CORPORATION
By:
/s/  MARY J. MCGINN
Name:
Mary J. McGinn
Title:
Secretary and Deputy General Counsel
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act,
this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated.
S
ignature
Title
Date
/s/  THOMAS J.
  WILSON
President, Chief Executive
July 17, 2007
Thomas J. Wilson
Officer and a Director (Principal Executive
Officer)
/s/  DANNY L. HALE
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
July 17, 2007
Danny L. Hale
(Principal Financial Officer)
/s/  SAMUEL H. PILCH
Controller (Principal Accounting Officer)
July 17, 2007
Samuel H. Pilch
/s/ EDWARD M. LIDDY
Chairman of the Board and a Director
July 17, 2007
Edward M. Liddy
/s/  F. DUANE ACKERMAN
Director
July 17, 2007
F. Duane Ackerman
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Director
James G. Andress
Director
Robert D. Beyer
/s/  W. JAMES FARRELL
Director
July 17, 2007
W. James Farrell
/s/  JACK M. GREENBERG
Director
July 17, 2007
Jack M. Greenberg
/s/  RONALD T. LEMAY
Director
July 17, 2007
Ronald T. LeMay
Director
J. Christopher Reyes
/s/  H. JOHN RILEY, JR.
Director
July 17, 2007
H. John Riley, Jr.
/s/  JOSHUA I. SMITH
Director
July 17, 2007
Joshua I. Smith
Director
Judith A. Sprieser
/s/ MARY ALICE TAYLOR
Director
July 17, 2007
Mary Alice Taylor
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number
Description of Exhibit
4.1
The Allstate Corporation Deferred Compensation Plan
  for Independent Contractor Exclusive Agents, incorporated herein by reference
  to Exhibit 4 to Registration Statement No. 333-100406
4.2
Amendments to The Allstate Corporation Deferred
  Compensation Plan for Independent Contractor Exclusive Agents adopted on
  April 8, 2003, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to
  Registration Statement No. 333-120343
5
Opinion of Mary J. McGinn, Esq.
15
Acknowledgment of Deloitte & Touche LLP
  regarding unaudited interim financial information
23.1
Consent of Mary J. McGinn (included in Exhibit 5)
23.2
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting
  Firm
24
Power of Attorney (included on signature page)
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