Katherine Mabe to Join Allstate as President, Allstate Protection Central/West Regions

NORTHBROOK, Ill., June 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Katherine Mabe will join The Allstate Corporation (NYSE: ALL) on July 11 as president, Allstate Protection Central/West Regions. She will report to Joseph P. Lacher Jr., president, Allstate Protection, and will be a member of Allstate's senior leadership team.

"We have ambitious plans to profitably grow our business in an increasingly competitive industry," said Lacher. "Kathy has outstanding experience in our industry, and in a wide range of senior management roles, as well as the leadership and vision we need to accomplish our goals."

From 2010 to 2011, Mabe was president and chief executive officer of the Economical Insurance Group, one of the largest property-casualty insurance companies in Canada. From 1982 to 2010, she held a number of management roles at Nationwide, including president of its specialty products division and president of two Nationwide subsidiaries, Titan Insurance Company and Victoria Insurance Company.

Mabe received a bachelor's degree from Ohio State University and an MBA from Ohio State's Fisher College of Business. She is active in organizations and boards in both the U.S. and Canada including the YWCA, the Canada Women's Forum and the International Women's Forum. She has received a variety of professional awards, including the title of Kellogg Executive Scholar, Sales and Marketing at Northwestern University. She has also received the Ohio Diversity Council's Most Powerful and Influential Women in Ohio Award.

The Allstate Corporation (NYSE: ALL) is the nation's largest publicly held personal lines insurer known for its "You're In Good Hands With Allstate®" slogan. Now celebrating its 80th anniversary as an insurer, Allstate is reinventing protection and retirement to help nearly 16 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®.

SOURCE The Allstate Corporation

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