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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-18-045982
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20180719
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20180719
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20180719

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			ALLSTATE CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000899051
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	FIRE, MARINE & CASUALTY INSURANCE [6331]
		IRS NUMBER:				363871531
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-11840
		FILM NUMBER:		18960130

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2775 SANDERS ROAD
		CITY:			NORTHBROOK
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			60062
		BUSINESS PHONE:		8474025000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2775 SANDERS ROAD
		CITY:			NORTHBROOK
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			60062-7127
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July&nbsp;19, 2018</font></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">THE ALLSTATE CORPORATION</font></b></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">2775 Sanders Road, Northbrook,&nbsp;Illinois&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;60062</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule&nbsp;405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (&#167;230.405 of this chapter) or Rule&nbsp;12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (&#167;240.12b-2 of this chapter).</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 8.01.&#160; Other Events.</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">On July&nbsp;19, 2018, the Registrant announced that Elizabeth Brady will be joining Allstate as Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing,&nbsp;Innovation and Corporate Relations Officer on August&nbsp;3, 2018. A copy of the press release announcing the selection of Ms.&nbsp;Brady </font><font size="3" style="font-size:12.0pt;">is attached as Exhibit&nbsp;99.1 to this report.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-align:justify;"><u><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">Exhibit&nbsp;No.</font></u><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;&#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;&#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;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><u><font size="3" style="font-size:12.0pt;">Description</font></u></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">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.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Laura Strykowski</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold;">ALLSTATE NAMES ELIZABETH BRADY EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF MARKETING,&nbsp;INNOVATION AND CORPORATE RELATIONS OFFICER</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:11.0pt;">NORTHBROOK,&nbsp;Ill.&#160; July&nbsp;19, 2018 &#150; Allstate (NYSE:ALL) announced that Elizabeth Brady will join its senior leadership team as Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing,&nbsp;Innovation and Corporate Relations Officer. Brady will lead marketing for all the corporation&#146;s brands, enterprise innovation efforts, internal and external communication and corporate philanthropy. She will join the company on August&nbsp;3 and report to Tom Wilson, Chair, President and CEO of The Allstate Corporation.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&#147;Elizabeth&#146;s creativity and consumer insights will enable us to better serve our customers. Her highly successful marketing experience and leadership bring additional talent to our goal of reinventing our business by leveraging customer connectivity, technology and analytics. I am excited she is part of the Good Hands,&#148; said Tom Wilson.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&#147;Opportunities to help lead an iconic company with great brands that embraces innovation do not come along that often and I am thrilled to be joining the Allstate team,&#148; said Brady.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Brady joins Allstate from Kohler Co., where she was Senior Vice President, Global Brand Management. She has also held senior leadership positions at Publicis and BBDO.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><u><font size="2" color="#4d4d4d" face="Arial" style="color:#4D4D4D;font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold;">About Allstate<br>  </font></u></b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:11.0pt;">The Allstate Corporation (NYSE: ALL) protects customers from life&#146;s uncertainties through auto, home, life and other insurance offered through its Allstate, Esurance, Encompass and Answer Financial brand names. Other growth platforms include predictive analytics company Arity and consumer-product protection plan company SquareTrade. Allstate is widely known through the slogan &#147;You&#146;re In Good Hands With Allstate<font style="position:relative;top:-5.0pt;">&#174;</font>.&#148; Allstate agencies are in virtually every local community in America. In 2017, The Allstate Foundation, Allstate, its employees and agency owners gave $47 million to support local communities.</font></p>
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