Allstate Insurance Company announced today it has been named to the Carbon Disclosure Project's (CDP) 2009 Carbon Disclosure Leadership Index, a list of the top companies demonstrating industry leading climate change disclosure practices.

The index is a key component of CDP's annual "S&P 500 Report," with high scores indicating good internal data management and understanding of climate change related issues affecting the company.

Compiled by PricewaterhouseCoopers on behalf of CDP, the 2009 Carbon Disclosure Leadership Index is intended to provide an evaluation tool for institutional investors. It comprises the top scoring 50 companies of the S&P 500 based on analysis of the responses to CDP's 2009 Questionnaire, which focused on greenhouse gas emissions, emissions reduction targets and risks and opportunities associated with climate change.

Allstate was also named in the Carbon Disclosure Leadership Index for CDP's "Global 500 Report," which highlights the constituent companies within the FTSE Global 500 Index that meet the same criteria as the S&P index.

"Allstate's focus on disclosure is the right thing to do and also makes good business sense for the company," said Vicky Dinges, Assistant Vice President, Public Social Responsibility for Allstate. "This honor is something our customers, investors, employees and agents can all feel good about."

"Companies recognized in the Carbon Disclosure Leadership Index are rewarded for high quality responses to CDP, which demonstrate a good understanding of how climate change is and will continue to impact their business. Companies which control their risks today, manage their emissions and seize the opportunities to produce low carbon goods and services, will be the best placed to prosper in a low carbon economy of the future," commented Paul Dickinson, Chief Executive of the Carbon Disclosure Project.

The S&P 500 Report and the Global 500 Report including names of companies featured in the Carbon Disclosure Leadership Index can be found at www.cdproject.net.

The Allstate Corporation (NYSE: ALL) is the nation's largest publicly held personal lines insurer. Widely known through the "You're In Good Hands With Allstate®" slogan, Allstate is reinventing protection and retirement to help more than 17 million households insure what they have today and better prepare for tomorrow. Consumers access Allstate insurance products and services through Allstate agencies, independent agencies, and Allstate exclusive financial representatives in the U.S. and Canada, as well as via www.allstate.com and 1-800 Allstate®.

The Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) is an independent not-for-profit organisation holding the largest database of corporate climate change information in the world. CDP gathers data through its annual Information Requests on behalf of institutional investors, purchasing organisations and government bodies. Since its formation in 2000, CDP has become the gold standard for carbon disclosure methodology and process, providing essential climate change data to the global market place.

Investor CDP represents some 475 institutional investors, with combined assets under management in excess of $55 trillion. CDP also works with private and public sector organizations to facilitate the collection of climate change data from their supply chains, as well as with local government to drive emissions reduction and sustainable development in key cities around the world. More than 2,500 major corporations around the globe report their greenhouse gas emissions and the risks and opportunities posed by climate change through CDP.

The Carbon Disclosure Project is a Registered Charity (no. 1122330). In the United States, CDP’s sponsor liaison is Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, which provides CDP with 501(c)3 charitable status.

Allstate Corporation (OLD)

Allstate Corporation (OLD)

The Allstate Corporation (NYSE: ALL) is the nation's largest publicly held personal lines insurer. Widely known through the "You're In Good Hands With Allstate®" slogan, Allstate is reinventing protection and retirement to help more than 17 million households insure what they have today and better prepare for tomorrow. Consumers access Allstate insurance products (auto, home, life and retirement) and services through Allstate agencies, independent agencies, and Allstate exclusive financial representatives in the U.S. and Canada, as well as via www.allstate.com and 1-800 Allstate®.

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