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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


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): July 17, 2011


THE ALLSTATE CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
 
 
   1-11840  36-3871531  
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   (Commission File Number)  (IRS Employer Identification No.)  
 
 
  2775 Sanders Road, Northbrook, Illinois     60062  
 
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   (Address of Principal Executive Offices)    (Zip Code)  
 
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (847) 402-5000
 
 
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
 
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
 
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
 
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(17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
 
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
 

 
 
 

 
 
Section 5 - Corporate Governance and Management
 
Item 5.02.   Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.  
 
On July 18, 2011, the Registrant issued a press release announcing the departure from the Registrant of Joseph P. Lacher, Jr., President of Allstate Protection, effective July 17, 2011.  A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99 to this report.
 
 
Section 9 – Financial Statements and Exhibits
 
Item 9.01.   Financial Statements and Exhibits.  
       
(d)      Exhibits  
       
    Exhibit No. Description
       
   
99
Registrant’s press release dated July 18, 2011
 
 

 
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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 hereunto duly authorized.
 
 
  THE ALLSTATE CORPORATION  
       
 
By:
 /s/ Mary J. McGinn  
    Name:  Mary J. McGinn  
    Title:  Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel, and Secretary  
       

 
 
 
 
Date: July 18, 2011
 
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