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<CONFORMED-NAME>RUEBENSON GEORGE E
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<BUSINESS-ADDRESS>
<STREET1>2775 SANDERS ROAD
<CITY>NORTHBROOK
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<PHONE>8474025000
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<STREET1>2775 SANDERS ROAD
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            <rptOwnerState>IL</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>60062</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
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            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>1</isOther>
            <otherText>Senior Vice President</otherText>
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                <value>Common Stock</value>
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                <transactionPricePerShare>
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                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>A</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
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                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>14770.508</value>
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                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
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                <value>Common Stock</value>
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                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
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                    <value>by 401(k)Plan</value>
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    <derivativeTable>
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            <securityTitle>
                <value>Employee Stock Option (right to buy)</value>
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                <value>45.96</value>
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            <transactionDate>
                <value>2004-02-06</value>
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                <transactionPricePerShare>
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                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Award of restricted stock with tax withholding rights to reporting person pursuant to The Allstate Corporation 2001 Equity Incentive Plan; such restricted stock to vest on  February 14, 2008.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Grant to reporting person of option to purchase 40,800 shares of common stock exercisable in four increments, each for one-fourth of the total number of said shares, such installments to vest on  February 6, 2005, February 6, 2006, February 6, 2007 and February 6, 2008, respectively.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks>Reflects acquisition of 232.361 shares of The Allstate Corporation common stock since November 15, 2003 under The Savings and Profit Sharing Fund of Allstate Employees, a 401(k) plan, pursuant to the most recent plan statement, dated February 5, 2004.

Form also reflects 41.774 shares acquired during period of October 2, 2003 through January 2, 2004 through The DirectSERVICE Investment Program which reinvests dividends paid on The Allstate Corporation common shares.</remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>GEORGE E RUEBENSON</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2004-02-10</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
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