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Exhibit 99
NEWS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Brian Faith
(847) 402-5600
Allstate Executive Vice President Joan Walker to Retire
NORTHBROOK, Ill., January 14, 2013 The Allstate Corporation (NYSE:ALL) announced today that Joan Walker, executive vice president, Corporate Relations, will retire from Allstate after seven years of dedicated service. Since joining Allstate in 2005, Walker has been a member of the companys Senior Leadership Team and served as Allstates chief communication officer. She also served as the companys interim chief marketing officer from 2007 to 2009.
Joan has had tremendous success leading the companys communication and corporate reputation efforts during a time of significant external change, said Thomas J. Wilson, chairman, president and chief executive officer. She has been a great partner and strategic counselor and were particularly proud of her leadership in directing Allstates philanthropic initiatives. We thank her for her service and wish her all the best.
My time at Allstate has been very rewarding and Ill always value the opportunity Ive had to contribute to a company with such strong commitment to its customers and the communities it serves across the country, said Walker. Im confident the companys best days are ahead under the strong leadership of Allstates executive team. Ill miss the terrific group of individuals who make up Allstates Corporate Relations department.
Before joining Allstate in 2005, Walker was executive vice president of marketing and communications for Qwest Communications International. Previously, she was senior vice president, global public affairs for Pharmacia and earlier served as a partner in the Bozell Sawyer Miller group and in governmental and educational roles.
Walker currently serves as a member of many civic and cultural organizations, including as a board member of WTTW-11 and the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum, as well as a member of the Arthur W. Page Society, the Chicago Network and the Clinton Global Initiative, including serving on its Planning Committee. She previously served on the boards of numerous Chicago community organizations, including the Art Institute of Chicago, Brookfield Zoo, the Chicago Childrens Museum, Prentice Womens Hospital Northwestern Memorial and the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University.
She received a bachelors degree in sociology from Douglass College at Rutgers University and a masters degree in sociology from Rutgers University.
The Allstate Corporation (NYSE: ALL) is the nations largest publicly held personal lines insurer, serving approximately 16 million households through its Allstate, Encompass, Esurance and Answer Financial brand names. Widely known by its slogan Youre In Good Hands With Allstate®, Allstate offers insurance products (auto, home, life and retirement) and services through Allstate agencies, independent agencies, and Allstate exclusive financial representatives, as well as via www.allstate.com and 1-800 Allstate®. As part of Allstates commitment to strengthen local communities, The Allstate Foundation, Allstate employees, agency owners and the corporation provided $28 million in 2011 to thousands of nonprofit organizations and important causes across the United States.
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